I'll have to make a point to meet him someday. The dwarves marched by, regarding the adventurers with curious looks. Within a few minutes, they had moved up the road, and the party continued on its way. Well, dwarves seem a whole lot friendlier than the elves. But that's just me.
Some people are aaaasholes.
There should be plenty of passes through those mountains. Of course, we could ride to the south, around the mountains, but that would add a few days onto our trip. Nah, we don't want to do that. Indeed they were. The section of mountains ahead was far enough south to be free of monsters and humanoids, and they had an easy time navigating the mountainous passes.