I should think that given the unsettled nature of the wildlife as of late, any merchant needing to take a trade route like this one would at least hire some assistance to help him. But you're right, it would better them as a whole.

[Sephiroth nods, calmly. Bangs of silver on either side of his head bobbing forwards and back - caught a little by the breeze.]

I'm Sephiroth, SOLDIER First-class.