With temperatures cooling, the post-battle activities proceeded smoothly.
Neither side let down their guard, but neither of them had a reason to continue hostilities either.
The dwarves were not entirely unwilling to die for their cause, but they didn't want to throw away their lives for abstract gains when the alternative was much more attractive!
Even the strongest believers in the dwarven god suddenly learned that keeping hold of their precious existences in the face of all-out warfare was a far higher priority than proving their zeal!