"The latter."

Watson can feel himself warming up to this man; he'd initially been a little sceptical, but really he ought to know better than to judge someone's professional ability just because they're from his past. This seems to be a clever man, if as limited by his time as Watson is by his own.

"Specifically, I was an assistant surgeon in a campaign in Afghanistan when I was wounded on the battlefield. I'm lucky to be alive, frankly."