Cyrus spares Croesus' life when he realizes he is an ordinary man. First Cyrus orders that Croesus burns to death on a pyre because he wants to prove that he has supernatural powers that would prevent him from burning. Then Cyrus changes his mind. However, his servants can't put out the flames, so Croesus prays to Apollo and a storm extinguishes the fire.
In the end, Cyrus is certain that Croesus is a good man and makes him his advisor.
Explanation:
The article has been referenced from Across five Aprils written by Irene Hunt.
It is a about the different experiences the locals felt during the civil war period. There is a character named Jethro who initially thought that war is too organised but then the realities of war unfolds him gradually.
Now Matt was Jethro's father, a person who didnt want much fighting, He infact forgave the killer of her daughter. He also got a heart attack which made him to transfer his duties to his son Jethro.
The decision that question statement is mentioning is related to Jethro who decided to join war. This would not make his father happy becasue he was not fond of wars and also there were now responsibilities on Jethro
I think the answer to this question is True.