Progress has been happening for the Ignites, well at least in some portions of Ignis. The Mountain Ignites for example, all the way up to the Hidden domain above where Maleemia used to stand, as a Tribe they have made huge progress.
One of the biggest progress here is that no Army came to invade after the last one arrived up here, what would they fight for considering the fact that the Kingdom of Maleemia was blown up to bits? There is nothing to fight for, and the enemies don't know about the Hidden Domain over 200 meters above it.
Quite frankly even if the enemy Armies discovered the Hidden Domain and tried to invade it, it wouldn't neccesarily prove difficult for the Snow Ignites to stop them.
After all, with a little trick of mass suffocation, 15 Fire Controlling ladies managed to lead the whole illustratian Alliance to a military shortage. They did all the work yet the credit was all given to the Snow Ignites, no matter.
