Oops! He didn't mean to drop unpleasant spoilers. Then again, she was bound to hear it from someone here sooner or later.

"A pirate, too? You've just had all the fun, haven't you?" He accepts the handle carefully and looks the blade over with a slight nod. "Right. I'm just going to do a shallow cut across my arm, and let it heal so you can see how it goes. If that seems useful, we'll move on from there."

He glances at her to make sure she has no objections.