Old boy slowed down by John's command after he saw something that piqued his interest. A pirate ship. He had never seen one of those before, only heard about them in Jack's silly stories.

He crept closer and saw a pirate a little younger than him standing outside of the ship, one of those cool swords in their hand. The pirate noticed him soon enough.

"I dare you to do a swordfight with me. Fight like a man. With one of these." You said, throwing a sword towards him.