That does make it sadder! Poor Meg and Ollie. I bet Meg now probably hates his guts because of her broken heart :-/ Are we wanting to develop the romance in the other two or have it there from the start? Personally I am a fan of the building it up, it makes it feel more natural, even if both characters start with feelings for each other.

I think each race should rule themselves so they each have their own set of government, most probably being kings and queens. This way races can be at war and there can be allies and enemies between kingdoms, ect.. Is that kind of what you were picturing?