There are other services being offered, such as those provided by guides and porters.
The guides know the location of special or dangerous plants and animals that one should avoid or that one is looking for. Guides take hunters in and out of the forest while porters help them carry things to make hunting easier.
If he were desperate, he would hire one of the guides to help him. He still won't accept the help of some random stranger offering to take him through the forests.
Both the guides and portals stood at the very edge of the settlement, offering their services at competitive prices. They were the last people hunters would see before they entered the forest.
Arthur didn't look at them at all since he had already made up his mind to go alone. He has done some research, so he is confident in himself.
He and Ruff walked side by side, without fear, into the green forest.
