"Has anyone done business with them?" Durin was taken aback and asked.
Weren't these Otherkind supposed to be as crazy as lunatics? How could someone risk their life like that?
"It's like asking a tiger for its skin. Those Otherkind are all followers of the Lord of Secrecy. They infiltrate within the borders, using profits to entice merchants to trade with them through mountain paths. The Otherkind don't know metallurgy and don't have good enough medicine. They can trade Metal Ingots and medicine for very high-quality gold and silver ores, leading to huge profits," the Mouse Demon explained. "These activities aren't a secret at Yumen Pass. Precisely because of this, such deals are executed in secrecy. If someone really engages in them, it must be kept under wraps."
