User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 514: Dragon Seed, Review/@comment-24102956-20161214082849/@comment-7418318-20161214091924

I wouldn't interprete too much into this. There are only 4 carninal directions and when you look at the map North, East and South have other nearby areas, which makes the West a natural choice for this far-away continent with a direct sea-route to Fiore.