[This guy gets it!!! Barok nods, content with the assessment.]

Certainly not for a single piece of carved wood... however well made.

[The merchant retaliates by insisting that a walking stick is much more valuable in this wild world than a fancy drink holder, when any cup will do! They further advise him in a huff that he's going to need to let go of his trinkets if he wants to get what he actually needs!

The man narrows his eyes.]

You're saying the trade would be a bargain... are you?