There were two things asked of Abel. One was to forge two circle materials. The other was to help the dwarves locate an island in the middle of the ocean. While the former was a direct request from the Goff Family heads, the latter was a personal request that's made on Bernie's behalf.
Abel hesitated when he was asked to locate the island. While it was true that White Cloud could fly under disguise over a very long period of time, it was not possible for him to leave the duchy of Carmel, given the current geopolitical circumstances. The Assassin Union might've become a tool of the duchy of Carmel now, but that's not to say that there were still a lot of forces that were eyeing the wealth and resources in the state that he built. Emperor Ambrose, especially. He must've prepared a lot recently to try to find a way to prevent the duchy of Carmel from expanding any further.
