Hi there,
Firstly thank you so much for trying out my games and I'm glad you are enjoying the characters stories so far! As far as your current progress in ADW, it sounds like you've reached the end of mission 08 and unfortunately you will have to wait until the next update to talk to the Queen or Ashur to progress. (At GF 10 you should be on track for Ashur's route)
In the meantime, you have enough bond level, story progression and loyalty (110+) to max bond your elite units. This requires first refining a 'heart' and then crafting to either a ring or a pendant that matches their typing (ex. Katnir would require an oath ring or eternal pendant of earth rogue made with materials from an earth vermin) Please be aware of how much you "flirted" with them bond convos 4+5, as a general rule if you flirted 3+ times they will be open to a romantic gesture (eternal pendant) and if you didn't flirt so much, they will be open to friendship route (oath ring) trying to gift them the wrong type of gift will give them mixed signals and possibly lock you out from bond 6 depending on the stubborness of the character. entering the tavern with a ring or pendant in your inventory will unlock the tutorial for relationship gifting. you can also see this devlog for details. https://coffeedripstudios.itch.io/arcane-dice-wars/devlog/774585/version-251-bon...
If you're uncertain if you flirted, I reccommend making a ring for Katnir as he will accept friendship regardless of the amount of flirting and his Ultimate bond lvl6 skill is "pilfer" which lets you steal the rare material against beasts to refine hearts. Also open minded and forgiving, Samuel will accept either romance or friendship regardless. His ultimate will be useful in the upcoming chapter on Ashur's route.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions or issues! Happy bonding~
<3 Jen