I was expecting them to still ask for the forge, the insider cast knowing it is truly useless at this point, would've acquiesced if they introduced the queen mother into the fold. I wouldn't trust the blonde kingdom, since they know how weakened the other two and could easily leverage how at odds the two weakened kingdoms are, they can easily attempt to unify (ofc they wouldn't know that the dog kingdom has clevatess as an ally at this point). Apart from the human drama, there's also the phoenix tribe trying to eliminate all humanoids or i guess finding a position to take on that idea. If another war broke out soon enough, it'd be perfect for them to swoop in and defeat whoever wins that.