The only reason the Wild West section is the best part of the expansion is because Wuk Lamat wasn't there. You weren't two equal adventurers, you were a guy who literally can't fight and has clearly been stated to have no combat prowess at all multiple times, and the WoL most likely the most powerful living mortal. I don't dislike Erenville, but he has an actual job, is not worth anything in combat, and frankly I never needed a guide until Dawntrail insisted I did. He is not a Scion and doesn't serve any actual purpose outside of being a foil for everyone's favorite Wookie and a source of plot drama in the final two zones. There is no reason for him to continue as a recurring character. He barely had a reason to exist in this plot.

Seriously, the Wild West section was not good. You are forced to wait for mounts, even though there is no reason you couldn't have gone on foot. You can't just deal with the bandits for fear of "the law". When has that ever been an issue before for the WoL? You don't even get the satisfaction of taking out the bandit leader, you just stand there and watch someone else do it. Also on the "Law" point, literal Duels can be used to make legal decisions (????) and at least one character is shown to blatantly break the law and is let off. Why am I worried about "the law" again? It is better than most of Dawntrail, but that is a really low bar. It would have been called out as bad filler in Endwalker or Shadowbringers. Heck it would have been called out as bad filler in Heansward too, and that expac had some filler.