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Divine fire crafts a wondrous device,
In the depths of the flame pool, it hides from eyes.
Foes arise with swift, fierce might,
In the clash, its grandeur shines bright.
When it comes to who spoiled Red Boy the most in Flaming Mountains, it has to be the Keeper. However, Red Boy didn't always appreciate it, much like his parents, the Bull King and Lady Rakshasi, who took the Keeper's efforts for granted. After all, he was not one of the family, and regardless of how much effort he put in, to others, he was still an outsider.
One day, Red Boy demanded to have a Flint Vanguard, modeled after the Stone Vanguard of Yellow Wind Ridge. The Bull King and Lady Rakshasi did not favor the plan, but the Keeper immediately agreed. Fearing that just a Stone Vanguard wouldn't be enough to entertain Red Boy, he went ahead and created more rock guais. Among them was a giant rock guai with arms and legs strong enough to support its massive body.
This giant rock guai was more formidable than the others, usually lying dormant in the river of fire. It would only emerge when summoned by its master or when a powerful enemy intruded. Red Boy didn't like these rock guais that the Keeper had created without his permission and mostly visited only the Flint Vanguard.
Since Red Boy lived with Lady Rakshasi in the Emerald Hall, the Keeper stationed these rock guais in Furnace Valley. Later, when Red Boy besieged Flaming Mountains, these rock guais from the river of fire proved to be quite helpful, inevitably leading to some speculation over the Keeper himself.
The opening lines describe a powerful device made from divine fire that hides in a pool of flame and only reveals itself in battle. That device is one of the rock guai the Keeper produced: crafted in and around the river of fire, impressive and dangerous when it appears.
The main people in this story are Red Boy, his parents the Bull King and Lady Rakshasi, and the Keeper. The Keeper did a lot to indulge and help Red Boy in the Flaming Mountains, more than anyone else, but Red Boy did not always appreciate those efforts. The Bull King and Lady Rakshasi also took the Keeper’s work for granted. The Keeper was not a member of the family, so others still treated him as an outsider.
Red Boy demanded a Flint Vanguard like the Stone Vanguard at Yellow Wind Ridge. His parents did not like the idea, but the Keeper immediately agreed to make one. Worried that a single Stone Vanguard would not be enough to keep Red Boy amused or protected, the Keeper made many rock guais instead.
One of those creations was a very large rock guai with arms and legs strong enough to support its heavy body. That giant typically lay dormant in the river of fire and would only come out when its master summoned it or when a powerful enemy appeared. Red Boy, however, disliked the rock guais the Keeper made without his permission and mostly used only the Flint Vanguard himself.
Because Red Boy lived with Lady Rakshasi in the Emerald Hall, the Keeper stationed these rock guais in Furnace Valley nearby. Later, when Red Boy led a siege on the Flaming Mountains, those rock guais from the river of fire proved useful in the fighting. Their effectiveness led people to speculate more about who the Keeper was and what his true role or influence might be.