[being stuck in Mayfield for so long can leave a person a little jaded, which is why he'd continue to stand by his opinion even if he knew why Cain was so bothered by it.]

That's an assumption to make. I'm not going out of my way to ensure my bloody demise, you know. I'm simply acknowledging the fact that, based on personal experience, death generally precedes escape whenever we're transported to places outside of the main town.