Dongu is not bad as the acting village chief. Good on him for not cruelly trying to crush a child's idealistic dreams. He might not be an advocate for peaceful coexistence like Athos, but he's doing his best and doing pretty well so far keeping the beastkin villagers together.
The elven villagers have blood on their hands for sacrificing innocents, but at the same time they're also under duress and being blackmailed... I have mixed feelings about them so far.
It's ride or die time.