The knife seemed intended for only one person on board this strange ship of sorts - not the kind of ship Will was used to, but a ship on some voyage nonetheless - so while he seemed to harbour dangerous intent only mere seconds ago, around this stranger he was quite compliant and docile, much more what one might expect of a sleepwalker.
"Where are we going?" he asked with a slight tilt of his head, despite not being completely cognizant of his surroundings.