The "Feast or Famine" quest that you can accept after collecting some Goblin hearts for Richard. He wants me to steal the food that is meant for Rivertown so he can give it to Aleroth instead. Well I'm not sure if I want to do that, and also not sure what kind of consequences it has later on, so I decline the offer.

So then he gets mad and storms off to the farm, and now I have to choose to either side with him and kill the guards, or side with the guards and kill him, neither of which I want to do. The guy seems like a dick, but I also get the impression that he's supposed to be one of the good guys.

Is there a clearly better outcome one way or the other? Also, does it actually have consequences for either of those places later?