Highly possible that Aster's cheerful lyre-plucking is chasing away the fish but luckily, this activity is more for amusement than sourcing food. Ever since the land's recovery, feeding their people has been much easier with new wildlife and fruits to find.

Thancred's politeness is appreciated, though Aster interrupts their own song at once.

"My hunting partner!" They grin, no longer singing but plucking away lightly at the strings. "I'm pleased to see you return."

Unspoken is that they have noticed some faces which didn't. This seems to be all too common among the Summoned that these other territories have taken.