Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund

Wolfram: Whatever happens at this checkpoint shall be handled at this checkpoint. Such is my mission.

Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund is a seinen manga by Mitsuhisa Kuji a former assistant of Kentaro Miura (famous for Berserk).

Between Switzerland and Italy there is the St. Gotthard Pass. It is the 14th century and those who wish to flee the rule of the Habsburg Monarchy must go through this pass. However, it is not called "The Wolf's Maw" for no reason, as it is overseen by a cruel governor who follows the law with a steel fist. These are the tragedies of men and women who sought passage through Wolfsmund.

Tropes used in Ookami no Kuchi: Wolfsmund include:

Action Girl: Johanna in the third story.
Annoying Arrows: Often used by the soldiers of Wolfsmund.
Anyone Can Die
Badass
Blond Guys Are Evil: Wolfram
Cool Old Guy: William Tell
The Determinator: William Tell's son, Walter.
Foreshadowing: Wolfram's first appearance should tell you he is not a good sign.
For the Evulz
Heroic Sacrifice: In the first chapter no less it doesn't change the odds for his master
Infant Immortality: It's the Middle-Ages, what do you think?
Fallen Princess
Kick the Dog: Every chapter.
Little Stowaway: Thorfinn.
Manipulative Bastard: Wolfram
Ninja: Johanna
Papa Wolf: William Tell
Proud Warrior Race Guy: The Knight in chapter one.
The Dragon: Wolfram to the Habsburg King.
The Stoic: The Habsburg King
Villain Protagonist: Wolfram
Yamato Nadeshiko: The black-haired woman.