Badri Deep Furnace fulfilled his promise, and he did it quite thoroughly.
He not only assigned a seasoned dwarf guide familiar with every mountain path and pass but also provided the delegation with sufficient supplies to support their journey all the way to the City of Forged Fire.
More importantly, there was an official pass document stamped with the Deep Furnace Clan emblem and the seal of the Ash City Lord.
This parchment indeed brought many conveniences during the subsequent journey across the dwarf clan territories. The checkpoint guards, after inspection, would usually wave them through, sparing them from much questioning and negotiation hassle.
Of course, the so-called "smooth passage" pertains only to human-made obstructions.
The dwarf's domain may not be large, but it is rugged and the roads are winding.
