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There had been many requests made of Snitch in the past, but none as vile as this one. Nobody had ever made him kill anything - at least nothing bigger than a fish, which itself was a heinous act for the squeamish boy - so when he concluded that murder was what the pirate was after, he froze. This was around the same time that Ukko, pestered as he was, turned and flashed his teeth. The already discombobulated boy shrank back at that. He couldn't do it. He couldn't overpower someone bigger, older, and stronger than himself. 

The question  posed by the dark wolf goes unanswered simply because Snitch is too busy freaking out over himself. Mentally he's ready to walk the plank, condemning himself for his weaknesses, while physically he is slouching on the rocks and looking mighty pitiful - not like a proud pirate at all.