On a well-trodden road that's usually empty since the destination it leads to is the the the most dangerous part of great forest of Torrah surrounding capital city Millelith, this is also the place where Markus got his [eyes of the puppeteer].
A large party of 30 knights not including Arthur and Markus two nobles and five mages along with Sophia and Luke, a total of 39 people was heading towards the great forest.