Other dialog that's missing: trying to lobby the other druid to help you instead of her. Clearly she's exceeding her authority, not to mention being unhinged, and evil on top of that. The druid camp is clearly split in loyalties.
She's not exceeding her authority though. Many of the druids recognize she's shitty, but she was placed in charge and has the rank of arch druid. There are two chances to save the kid, and the option to punt by avoiding getting involved with the judgment until you bring Halsin back.