Not a single ruler who ruled during the invasion would lift a finder to save Enweil. We could just to save "Enweil", but what for?
On the other hand, Thalmarkin has done all it could to preserve Melhed. In the first war we asked the regions we already had. In the second war, after beating up Melhed completely, we asked for one of their cities. In the third war after Melhed betrayed us we asked for 1 regions (which we never got). Why would we let Melhed backstabb us a 4th 5th 6th and second time? If treaties wer honoured and new alliances kept it makes sense to allow new realms (or enemy realms) to prosper and decide their future. Now its just stupid.
You don't have to let them live (should you win). Just as you don't have to destroy them. You could be creative. Giving and taking regions has gone as far as it could? Think of something else.
If treaties were honored and alliances kept, we'd never have any wars.
As for Enweil, that has little to do with the invasion. Enweil was targeted by the daimons, singled out. And Riombara had continued attacking it for weeks, when we all knew the daimons were coming. It had to face the blunt of the invasion in a weakened state. After it was completely annihilated, then, and only then, it capitulated. After which, it just sat by. They never helped the daimons. A great number of realms did far worse and were treated which much greater sympathy. Post-invasion diplomacy was only the progression of pre-invasion diplomacy, with very little changed by the invasion itself. Why save it? Didn't have to. I could easily find excuses to do so, but no obligation for doing so. But for someone who keeps saying how bad destroying realms are, you don't see to really care for it and what it entails.
You continuously took bits and bits of Melhed, and are now frustrated that Melhed aren't great pals. Really, if you didn't expect them to turn on you, it's your fault, not theirs.
