Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160207164218/@comment-14138255-20160209041345

Vale can probably be recovered, but as it is, it's pretty much lost. The civilians do have to be evacuated but they can't possibly all be evacuated during the battle so they'll have to go into hiding while the Grimm roam the streets. And as long as the Dragon is there, pumping out creatures and ruling the skies, they cannot take back the city. The evacuated will have to temporarily emmigrate to the other nations, possibly left destitute.

The Dragon, I feel, is probably here to stay for awhile, probably until next V4's finale at the minimum.