Quote Originally Posted by Frizze View Post
If this is the quest im thinking it is, he's actually hiding because he doesnt want anyone to overhear what he's about to tell you. Limsa being a town of pirates, he'd rather not have to compete with anyone else for his shot at the treasure haul he thinks he's located.
Something I am finding out is that this game really does run with the story right down to small details. If I had not been so impatient and had read the quest properly I might have been aware of this.