Aven was touched (no pun intended). Of course, this vampire could merely be wanting the treasure of the rival family, but still, Aven wasn't used to sympathy. He finished scaling the fish, threw the scales into a cooking pot, and put it over the fire to dry them. He didn't have the ingredients to properly prepare the scales, being in Cyrodiil, but he found it tolerable. Aven then took his sword with the mudcrab. It looked to be thoroughly cooked, so he removed it carefully, and placed the fish on it. Sure, he wasn't a fan of slaughterfish meat, but if they liked it, it was fine by them.