Sad to know about your health, We can understand, travelling to 4 countries can makes you so tired. You need to take some rest. GEt well soon.
The talktness of barber created problem for the young boy. But he wants to prove that he is innocent and doesn't talk so much, he started to narrate his story.
In his story, he said that, when he jumped on the boat, thinking that, he will have some fun with these boys, he will eat the best food of his life, but there the case was different, those men were taking to the Amir for the crime they committed.
I think he haven't said anything because, if he said, anything, the guards may have killed him there as they are ordered to take 10 men not 11 meant.
now he is in front of Emir and now he told him the truth, how he jumped on the boat and reached to the amir at the end. I think he is very talkative, that's what he was doing when he was in the house of the young man, and now in the presence of Amir, he was talk a lot and still he say he is not much talk tive.
I think the amir will impressed by him, or may be he is telling a false story to get his honor back.