User blog comment:Leea/The Tale of Voronwe, Chapter 10/@comment-26103034-20160821193523/@comment-26103034-20160822140239

Ooh, that makes me think - it's possible that for some reason Markadil will stop for greed. Like, they offer him the gems or - more likely, still unlikely - he deffects to the Aldmeri Government for more pay etc, if they offer him a lot, or if he thinks/realises that the Sea Elves are going down the drain due to Bal's lot.