In the WOIAF it’s mentioned that the Vale and Dorne avoided the worst of the Spring Sickness by closing their borders. I get that you could pretty easily control sea traffic at Gulltown and Plankytown, but how feasible would it be to actually control overland movement? I get that castles, watchtowers, and patrols in a mountain pass can impair an army and its supply lines, but can you really “close off” your borders during this period?

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Well, keep in mind that there’s not a lot of travel in preindustrial societies/economies to begin with. And the Vale and Dorne have the advantage of giant mountain chains that funnel movement to a few points.

Yes, people could try to get around that by summiting the mountains, but the chances of someone who’s got the Spring Sickness pulling that off are pretty minor. 

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