Due to the communication cutoff, the information Barbara had was actually quite limited.
What she didn't know was that the overall situation in the Flame Realm was even more tense than she imagined.
It could be said to be a complete war.
Not only were the Warm Fire Commerce Association and the Magic Guild from both the east and west involved—the latter actively launched an attack while the former quickly mounted a defensive counterattack—but even the Royal Court to the north and the Retirement Land to the south seemed to be getting drawn in!
This war was later called the "Double Flame War."
Research in later years indicated that the actual starting point for this war was a bit earlier than the day Barbara was betrayed and pursued by Humboldt. It was actually the night Andrew traversed to the Flame Realm.
As for the operation to capture Barbara that happened the next day, it was merely a part of the Double Flame War, not the true starting point of the war.
