I think the Spirit Queen has her own agenda and wants the world to be engulfed in war because she's an agent of Chaos !
Because if she's not, she's pretty stupid for stepping on a dragon's tail just to prove that the dragon is indeed dangerous.
That's so dumb.
We get a whole mob with torches screaming "Witch !" and it was just your friendly neighbour visit ?
It's basic writing for a cliffhanger to end a chapter, but it's clearly above the author's skill to do so properly. A cliffhanger should have a logic proceeding and conclusion...