The then High King, Jorith, negotiated a peaceful settlement to bring the fruitless war to a conclusion before they all had become committed too far. The ponies retreated and surrendered what territory they had managed to win, Griffonia surrendered control of the vital crossroads town of Densborough, the terms increased the debt of Borinthia, and Cyphus lost his daughter in the end anyway. That in turn caused the aggrieved king to break his oath to the High King and secede from the High Kingdom, weakening the griffons’ international image.