Apart from the first sentence, his subsequent words were all directed at Aiwass.
"The pirate" was very clear about his own purpose.
Whether it's the Path of Beauty or the Path of Transcendence, their identities were still unclear.
They didn't seem to recognize each other, so they must be from two different groups.
"The pirate" couldn't immediately determine who was good, so he went straight to the highest-ranked, most approachable priest "Fox" in attendance and actively sought favor with Aiwass.
In any case, a priest would certainly be one of their own. A third energy level priest, that's already the lowest level of bishop.
And a young priest ranking so high implies he has a good chance of being promoted to the fourth energy level and becoming one of the few Archbishops in Avalon.