Unsettling, to say the least. He had known people here were categorizes an inmates and wardens and that not everyone had a sterling record, but he hardly expected wardens to even be paragons of good citizenship or whatever the Admiral was looking for. Hell, there hadn't exactly been an elaboration on what people could get counted as an inmate for. Something quite like that hadn't crossed his mind, simply because the level of derangement was - well, almost Khan levels, though he understood Khan's reasonings better, even sympathized with them to a degree.

"That sounds like a particular challenge for you," he commented, considering the nature of the man and what he knew of Spock. "Pairing the most logical warden with the most seemingly illogical inmate." A beat. "But I see your point." He didn't even comment on the fact that the lack of self preservation was a trait he and this inmate had in common.