User blog comment:Luffayking12/here is my list of people joining SH/@comment-3986064-20111016192704/@comment-1595565-20111016211531

It doesn't make sense for someone to get into a fighting stance and then bolt at the last minute. If he wanted to run away, he would have done so as soon as he saw Magellan. Getting into a fighting stance wastes time, makes it easier to Magellan to attack, and gives him a reason to attack.