I really am in a singular position to be balefully obstinate should I choose to do so. Which is worse: playing into whatever it is the GOBBLINs want, which probably means more action in the game in the long run, or sitting pretty in a nigh-impregnable fief just because I can? And to what end in the latter case? Faction identity? Personal pride? Continued complacency?
As much as the past defenses of New Dhirim were legendary (though not in a positive way{unless you're talking KDR!}), seeing it used as a gigantic middle finger just to try and get some more lopsided defenses in our favor doesn't sound nearly as fun as being the tool of some kind of whackjob visionary invader-king.