User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 625 - LIVING JAGUAR/@comment-25073921-20150507135356/@comment-26091912-20150507234333

The area outside Dangai is called Garganta and within it are Kyogoku. Using the stake as a landmark, they can close the distance from where they are now, to the palace undetected. (i.e. they can travel without wasting time and energy).