*Lorth turned around and looked a K. "Hey, kid. You have a nose for trouble, eh?
Maybe the Archon didn't fight for more land because he didn't want more land? Of all three beings, he was the least ambitious. He didn't know how to (ab)use the power he had. A waste, if you ask me."
Lorth didn't seem to be bothered by what was happening around him."I had my fun, and if the Archon doesn't know enough to keep such a valuable prisoner, he doesn't deserve the chance. I don't care will the dragon frees himself or not, or what he will do to this little town. Or with you, for that matter."*
Before you ask anything, Lorth isn't really here. It's an illusion of a sort. But remember: Your characters don't know that.