Well, the cost of transporting a few fish is still quite high. It's fine to let a Kappa transport them for over a hundred miles; the Light-Scaled Fish are sold within the territory. But if they are transported long distances, the losses might be significant. Each Light-Scaled Fish is worth over a hundred Golden Crowns; if it eats two, the profit wouldn't cover the losses.
However, if the buyer is just over a hundred miles from Lake Reiflin, it seems unnecessary to have a Kappa transport them. Why doesn't their family just come to Hesse Town to eat on site? Plus, the city's chefs will process them for free.
The Kappa, like a mischievous child, blushed and felt a bit embarrassed, quickly changing the topic: "My friend, you haven't said what you are doing at the Gem Pool."
