Starting from the stone pass, they headed southwest. When they saw the sword-like peak of Death Penalty Mountain, they turned and headed west. In less than a day's journey, they would reach Avilesburg.
This was the experience of the merchants of the Dukedom of Leo.
Often, merchants would not easily tell others about similar routes. This was a secret technique that the trade caravan relied on to survive.
However, when a scoundrel noble placed a machete on the necks of those merchants, he easily obtained the specific routes and secret techniques of the trade caravan.
The routes of the trade caravan were all over the Dukedom of Leo, so they needed proper trade routes.
And it was the type that had been investigated on the spot.