For this reason, after some discussion, the people of Canyon of Falling Flowers decided to give Fusayavilla their full support.
Every conquest of Canyon of Falling Flowers had brought bloodshed and carnage. They no longer wished to sit still and await death.
Thus, after growing up, Xilugaron and the children her age joined Fusayavilla's army.
Xilugaron possessed extraordinary talent for both burning and combat. While her peers were still struggling with igniting flames, she had already become a Fire Offering Envoy and was nearing the rank of Saint of Blazing Fire, capable of standing on her own.
Fusayavilla therefore appointed her as a general.
Just as Xilugaron herself had said.
She did not like war. The only reason she took part in it was to protect.
She wanted to protect Fusayavilla and protect Canyon of Falling Flowers.
Fortunately, she succeeded.
Thanks to her strength, Fusayavilla emerged victorious even when facing the allied armies of three nations at once, growing ever more powerful as a result.
That war came to be known as Fusayavilla's Guarding War.
If the story had ended there, it would have seemed like a perfect conclusion.
But that was not the end.
After helping Fusayavilla win the Guarding War and rise to power, Xilugaron gradually discovered that this nation had changed—
The Fusayavilla of the past had only wanted to survive in the cracks between stronger powers. It fought only defensive wars and had almost never taken the initiative to attack.
But after winning the Guarding War, Fusayavilla began turning its gaze toward other nations and expanding.
Of course, most things underwent a gradual change.
And Xilugaron, living within Fusayavilla, could feel it especially clearly.
At first, their excuses for starting wars were revenge and prevention.
After all, the surrounding nations all bore considerable hostility toward Fusayavilla.