so yes?
if I told you he's working through some issues right now, would that help? think about it, he's been locked in prison for a good solid year or more, chained to a wall, and basically waiting to rot to death. and then when opportunity knocks, he winds up promising essentially his soul just to get out of prison. and now the person who rescued him is asking someone who is used to being one of the greatest pirates he knows about, to work for them like your average charter captain, or a common mercenary. if you were the baddest motherfucker you knew existed, would you take kindly to someone asking you to run their operation instead of yours, when you wouldn't actually get anything out of it?

I am planning an attitude adjustment when they show up at the nearest pirate haven and no one has barely a clue who the fuck he is. then he and ceres build a mutual respect, and go fuck shit up. but I suppose I can change it now if you're really unhappy about it.