While the others knew better than to be dragged away, Clark felt that he had no choice but to follow Maria being dragged away by ralph. Grace also followed them since she was curious. She had grown a lot more curious since she had been along with Ralph.
The two of them together were a much better forging team than what many people would imagine. Mostly due to the youngling winter phoenix. Iit was a powerful beast that could now help cool the metals that Ralph forged at a much more precise degree.
The fact that it could cool the smallest sf sections after its growth while still allowing air to flow toward flames that were heating another section of metal was impeccable. Ralph had been able to develop a different way of forging because of this.