"You could have called the moment you heard my name," he points out. "It would likely have gotten many in that room killed, but the ship would have been alerted."

And in this state, Khan's not certain he could take on an entire ship. From what he's seen, this new Enterprise rivals, or perhaps even exceeds, the Vengeance for sheer size. More importantly, it seemed as though it had a full complement of crew.

"So instead, you're gambling on me being reasonable enough to listen. Considering what your history texts have likely written about me, that is incredibly naive on your part."