While I also agree that this was a dumb move on the lizards part (the love was mutual after all). I have tons of respect of how they handle it. Suspension Bridge affects a lot of these fantasy manga, and not one of them has ever taken them to account
I mean , at least show the love blossoming over time, rather than "Oh you saved me, now I am head over heels for you",
but hey , this is an opinion of a person who likes mutually evolving romance