You got an adult friend for some time. You really like each other. He is a man, but he even managed to make you a boy, so you could become like him some time.
One day he tells you, he wants to make a journey. He recently bought some wooden ship and wants to explore the ocean.
But he doesn't want to travel alone and also needs some supplies. He has enough food for himself in the ship, but it may not be enough, when more people accompany him, and none of it is meat.
He just cannot afford more, aft