Chapter Summaries

Deren’s crowded dinner with Sylvanas, Onyxia, Vereesa, and Anveena nearly turned into a fight over Anveena’s closeness to him. Deren calmed everyone down, while Jaina and Jaina discussed Anveena’s fate and Jaina admitted she also wanted to grow closer to Deren.

• Jaina and Jaina discussed Antonidas’s interest in Anveena and the Star Soul’s hope that she could avoid her original fate by growing close to Deren.
• Jaina asked Jaina what she thought of Deren, and Jaina confessed that she wanted to be close to him and help prevent tragedies.
• At dinner, Anveena fed Deren fruit, Onyxia gave him meat, and Sylvanas toasted him while Vereesa studied Anveena’s magic.
• Vereesa said Anveena’s magic surged when she moved closer to Deren, and Onyxia yanked Anveena away and warned her to stay back.
• Onyxia’s anger threatened to spark a fight, but Deren ordered everyone to stop, calmed Onyxia, and dinner continued.

Silvermoon City punished fleeing elves as Quel'Thalas faced food shortages, debt, and growing unrest. Kael'thas proposed opening Eversong Woods to human farmers, but Anasterian rejected the plan, leaving the kingdom's crisis unresolved.

• Silvermoon guards publicly flogged a young elf for fleeing to Theramore, while a guard captain secretly learned that its well water cured Mana Addiction.
• Anasterian ordered harsher measures against fugitives as Quel'Thalas sold ancestral properties to the goblin Rivendare to buy food.
• Kael'thas objected to selling more royal assets, and Anasterian ordered that fugitives' families be punished as well.
• Three days later, Kael'thas proposed letting human farmers cultivate southern Eversong Woods, but Anasterian refused to admit outsiders.
• Kael'thas warned that a dynasty unwilling to change would perish, while the ministers pledged obedience to Anasterian.

Kael'thas rallied twelve nobles to support opening Quel'Thalas to outsiders, using Sunwell water from Jaina as proof that the well's magic had returned. After learning that Anasterian planned to sell the Magister's Academy collection to Dalaran, Kael'thas ordered the nobles to delay the envoys and secretly move the most important books.

• Kael'thas persuaded twelve nobles to support bringing human mercenaries and their families into Quel'Thalas despite Anasterian's opposition.
• Kael'thas showed the nobles a vial of Sunwell water from Jaina, and they pledged support in hopes of securing more.
• The Chancellor of the Exchequer's youngest son warned Kael'thas that Anasterian had ordered the Magister's Academy collection sold to Dalaran the next day.
• Kael'thas ordered Kaelen to delay the Dalaran envoys and directed the nobles to persuade their family mages and relocate important tomes overnight.
• Kael'thas watched Silvermoon City and wondered whether his father would like the gift he was preparing.

Elf Ranger Lisha Starwind shot a dragon out of the sky near Theramore, and Deren learned the fallen dragon was the Blue Dragon Kalecgos. Deren feared Kalecgos might be connected to Anna and went with Jaina and Onyxia to investigate.

• Lisha Starwind spotted a shadow over the coast and hit it with an Arcane Arrow, sending it crashing into the swamp.
• Onyxia sensed a dragon nearby, but she and Deren returned to sleep after Theramore's alarm faded.
• Jaina told Deren that an Elf Ranger had shot down a dragon the previous night.
• Deren identified the fallen Blue Dragon as Kalecgos and told Liya to keep Anna inside.
• Onyxia and Jaina questioned Deren about Kalecgos, and he asked Jaina to take them to see the dragon.

After Kalecgos was shot down over Theramore while lost, Deren realized fate had brought him there to meet Anveena and suggested he visit the Sunwell instead. Kalecgos fell in love with the well and was still courting it outside Jaina’s Mage Tower.

• Kalecgos told Jaina that he had gotten lost, flown over Theramore, and been shot down by one of her Rangers.
• Deren explained that Kalecgos and Anveena had a tragic romance in another Timeline, and Jaina and Onyxia considered how to keep them apart.
• Deren suggested that Jaina show Kalecgos the Sunwell, and Jaina arranged for him to visit it.
• After seeing the Sunwell, Kalecgos lingered by Jaina’s Mage Tower and confessed his love to the well.
• Kalecgos recited a romantic speech to the Sunwell as Deren, Jaina, Onyxia, and onlookers watched.

Chromie tried to bring Kalecgos back to the Blue Dragonflight, but he refused to leave the Sunwell in Theramore. Deren arranged for the Red Dragon Krasus to speak with him, while Antonidas arrived eager to study the dragon’s bond with the Sunwell.

• Chromie arrived at Deren’s home in tears and explained that Nozdormu had sent her to deal with Kalecgos’s courtship of the Sunwell.
• Deren and Chromie found Kalecgos reciting poetry to the Mage Tower, but Kalecgos refused Chromie’s pleas to return to the Blue Dragonflight.
• Chromie examined the timeline and learned that Deren had hoped the real Sunwell would prevent Kalecgos from falling into another strange romance.
• Deren suggested asking a Red Dragon to persuade Kalecgos, so Chromie called for Jaina to bring help.
• Antonidas and Krasus arrived at the Mage Tower, where Antonidas wanted to study Kalecgos and Krasus asked to speak with him privately.

Kalecgos refused repeated attempts by the dragons to make him leave Theramore and remained devoted to the magic well. Deren and Chromie ultimately let him stay, while Chromie agreed to keep watch as Kalecgos began building a nest outside the Mage Tower.

• Krasus, Antonidas, and Chromie each tried to persuade Kalecgos to leave, but he refused every time.
• Alexstrasza confronted Kalecgos and ordered him to return to The Nexus, but he chose to stay and protect his love.
• Alexstrasza ended the Dragon Race’s involvement and left Theramore, while Chromie explained that Malygos was furious and Kalecgos’s actions had affected the Timeline.
• Kalecgos began building a nest in front of the Mage Tower, prompting Deren to suggest letting him be willful and Chromie to agree to keep an eye on him.
• Kalecgos happily decorated his Love Nest as Deren, Onyxia, and Chromie watched.

Kalecgos visited a Theramore market and traded freshly pulled dragon scales for glowing glass orbs to decorate his lair. He left pleased with his purchase, while Vereesa Windrunner planned how to use the scales for armor.

• Kalecgos became fascinated by the Goblin merchant’s glowing glass orbs and asked to buy a hundred, but realized he had no money.
• The Goblin spotted Kalecgos’s dragon scale and offered to barter, then contacted Vereesa Windrunner for advice.
• Vereesa told the Goblin to trade one dragon scale for ten orbs and promised the Rangers would protect him.
• Kalecgos left to pull more scales and returned limping with nine fresh ones to complete the trade.
• The Goblin gave Kalecgos a hundred glass orbs, while Vereesa considered using the scales to make magic-resistant armor.

Kael'thas visited Theramore after becoming king of Quel'Thalas and worked with Jaina and Deren on solutions to his kingdom's shortages. He also came to inspect the Sunwell, but learned that a Blue Dragon had confessed to it and was warned to prepare himself before seeing it.

• Kael'thas told Jaina that his father had abdicated after nobles backed him, and that he had become king with the support of the people.
• Deren congratulated Kael'thas, who thanked him for advice that had helped bring about the abdication.
• Kael'thas described Quel'Thalas's tiny population, labor shortage, and food crisis, and Deren proposed Sunwell Water, Stormwind grain, and Goblin transport as solutions.
• Kael'thas agreed to seek help from humans and Goblins so his people could eat, despite his father's traditional views.
• Kael'thas said he had come to inspect the Sunwell's mana recovery and learned from Deren that a Blue Dragon had confessed to it.
• Jaina hesitated when Kael'thas asked to see the Sunwell, and Deren warned him to prepare himself.

Kael'thas visited Theramore to inspect the Sunwell, but Kalecgos mistook his concern for a threat to the well he loved. Jaina calmed them down, and the two agreed that Kael'thas could visit regularly, leaving them on friendly terms.

• Kalecgos decorated his Love Nest and declared himself guardian knight of the Sunwell when Kael'thas arrived with Deren and Jaina.
• Kalecgos accused Kael'thas of wanting to drain the Sunwell, while Kael'thas insisted it was important to his people and belonged to Theramore.
• Chromie, Onyxia, and Deren watched the argument and placed bets on whether the two would fight.
• Jaina stopped the quarrel and assured Kalecgos that Kael'thas only wanted to check the Sunwell's condition.
• Kael'thas agreed not to object to Kalecgos's bond with the Sunwell, and Kalecgos welcomed him to visit whenever he wished.
• Deren and Jaina reflected on the peaceful outcome as Kael'thas and Kalecgos resumed talking together.

Onyxia killed a Twilight scout sent to assassinate Deren, while Ares discovered that the Dragonmaw Clan was plotting to kidnap Kalecgos. Ares proposed exploiting the Orcs’ plan instead of confronting Onyxia, and his superiors agreed to send reinforcements as he investigated further.

• Onyxia sensed and killed a Twilight scout near her home while Deren slept.
• Ares waited for a scout who never returned, then used a crystal ball to confirm that black energy protected Deren’s house.
• Ares spotted a Dragonmaw Orc and reported to his superiors that Onyxia guarded Deren, requesting high-ranking cultists and dragon-restraining equipment.
• Ares followed the Orcs to an abandoned warehouse and learned that they planned to capture Kalecgos with tranquilizer darts and Dragon Sickness Potion.
• Ares considered helping the Dragonmaw Clan kidnap Kalecgos instead of risking an attack on Onyxia.

Twilight Cultist Aeris joined the Dragonmaw Orcs’ plan to abduct Kalecgos and helped them prepare. After Chromie discovered that Kalecgos had been taken to the Barrens for a Dragonmaw experiment, Deren and the others prepared a rescue.

• Aeris revealed his Twilight Cultist mark to the Dragonmaw Orcs and offered to help abduct the Blue Dragon in exchange for experimental data.
• Aeris and the Orcs agreed to carry out their plan the following night, with Aeris helping improve their preparations.
• At Deren’s home, Chromie used the Hourglass of Time and discovered that Kalecgos had been kidnapped by Orcs and Twilight Cultists.
• Deren connected the kidnapping to suspicious Orc merchants who had entered Theramore with official documents.
• Chromie tracked the abductors toward the Barrens, where they planned to conduct a Dragon Beast experiment on Kalecgos.
• Jaina prepared a Portal, while Deren, Onyxia, and Chromie got ready to rescue Kalecgos.

Kalecgos awoke captive in a Dragonmaw tent, where Female Orc Experimenters repeatedly examined him and took samples while drugs kept him helpless. An Elder Shaman and a Twilight Cultist then coerced him into drinking a potion by threatening his beloved Sunwell Water, before ordering him taken to Dragonmaw Cavern.

• Kalecgos awoke gagged and drugged in an Orc tent as a Female Orc Experimenter inspected him and extracted samples.
• More Female Orc Experimenters entered in succession, repeatedly observing Kalecgos and collecting experimental samples.
• An Elder Dragonmaw Shaman and a Twilight Cultist visited Kalecgos, and the Cultist threatened to drink the Sunwell Water he carried.
• The Elder Shaman forced a bubbling green potion into Kalecgos, and blue light began glowing from his skin.
• The Elder Shaman ordered Kalecgos taken to Dragonmaw Cavern, while Orcs nearby drove a young female Kodo Beast toward the area.

Kalecgos was captured by the Dragonmaw Orcs and brought to a cavern where they prepared to conduct a horrifying experiment on him. Deren’s rescue party was delayed by a suspicious Horde patrol, so Chromie set out to reach Kalecgos while Onyxia held the patrol back.

• The Dragonmaw Orcs forced Kalecgos into dragon form, chained him inside a blood-drawn magic circle, and brought in a Kodo Beast as his supposed bride.
• Deren warned Jaina and Anveena that Kalecgos’s kidnapping might be a diversion and reinforced their defenses against a possible attack.
• Jaina reported that a Horde patrol had stopped the rescue party, while Deren ordered Chromie and Onyxia to evade the patrol and go directly to Kalecgos.
• The patrol followed Chromie and Onyxia as they withdrew, and Onyxia held them off while Chromie prepared to leave.
• A dragon’s anguished roar echoed from a cave deep in The Barrens.

Chromie was captured by Dragonmaw Orcs after a Twilight Cultist drugged her with Dragon Sickness Potion. Imprisoned beside a delirious Red Dragon, she feared the Orcs intended to offer her to a powerful visitor while Kalecgos remained helpless below.

• Chromie appeared in The Barrens and used time magic to slip past two Orc guards and enter the cave where Kalecgos was held.
• She confronted the Dragonmaw Orcs and began boasting about her victory, but a Twilight Cultist dropped from the ceiling and threw Dragon Sickness Potion at her.
• The Orcs bound and gagged Chromie with dragon chains and locked her in a hanging cage beside a mentally shattered Red Dragon.
• Chromie regained her memories and learned that the Orcs planned to offer her to a powerful visitor.
• Kalecgos gave up resisting as a drugged Kodo Beast approached him and an Orc Shaman prepared a potion.

Onyxia and Jaina rescued Chromie and Kalecgos from Zuluhed’s cave by burning the orcs and freeing the dragons. Zuluhed escaped, while Chromie thanked Onyxia and Kalecgos remained strangely silent.

• Zuluhed arrived and prepared to use a potion and ritual to make Chromie obey, while the orcs planned to tame time for Garrosh.
• Onyxia and Jaina reached the cave, and Onyxia breathed dragonfire that killed the orcs and melted the cages, though Zuluhed escaped by teleporting.
• Chromie freed herself, clung to Onyxia in relief, and learned that Deren had placed a tracking array on her.
• Jaina checked on Kalecgos, who stayed silent until Onyxia’s shadowflame startled him into crying out.
• Onyxia teased Kalecgos about whether she and Jaina had interrupted an important moment.

After Chromie revealed that Zuluhed and a Twilight Cultist had captured her alongside Kalecgos, Deren and Jaina connected the Dragonmaw Clan’s operation to Garrosh Hellscream. Chromie’s vision of another timeline showed Garrosh destroying Theramore, leaving Jaina to question Thrall’s claim that he knew nothing about the Dragonmaw Orcs.

• Back in Theramore, Chromie confronted Deren about tracking arrays, then demanded that he install two on her for safety.
• Chromie said Zuluhed and a Twilight Cultist had captured her, and the group discussed why the Dragonmaw Clan had come to Kalimdor.
• Jaina told the group that Thrall had promised an investigation but had not condemned the Dragonmaw operation.
• After Chromie used the Hourglass of Time to investigate Garrosh, Deren explained that Garrosh would become Warchief and bomb Theramore in another timeline.
• Deren argued that Garrosh’s attack would advance Orc supremacy by deepening hatred between the Horde and Alliance, and Jaina began doubting that Thrall had known nothing about the Dragonmaw Clan.

After Chromie revealed a future plot against dragons, Jaina rejected an immediate attack and resolved to gather intelligence before confronting the Horde. That night, Chromie’s trauma left her afraid to sleep alone, and Onyxia reluctantly let her cling to her.

• Jaina comforted Chromie as the Bronze Dragon described a vision in which Garrosh’s forces threatened her and Alexstrasza.
• Deren argued that Thrall’s priorities as an Orc chieftain might keep him from opposing other Orcs, and Jaina stopped expecting him to intervene.
• Onyxia offered to confront Garrosh, but Jaina refused to start a war before learning whether Thrall and other Horde leaders knew of the Dragonmaw Clan’s plans.
• Chromie followed Onyxia to bathe, and Deren recognized that she was suffering from PTSD after her ordeal.
• When Chromie appeared in Deren and Onyxia’s bed, Deren gave her his place and Onyxia reluctantly allowed the frightened dragon to cling to her while she slept.

Jaina and Deren persuaded Kalecgos to leave Theramore for the Nexus by giving him a jar of Sunwell water, while Chromie agreed to escort him and report on three rescued Red Dragons to Alexstrasza. After Kalecgos and Chromie departed, Deren told Jaina and Onyxia that Kalecgos would one day succeed Malygos.

• Jaina warned Kalecgos that Theramore was unsafe, and Deren suggested he take Sunwell water with him.
• Jaina sealed Sunwell water and energy in a crystal jar, and Kalecgos agreed to return to the Nexus with it.
• Deren asked Chromie to escort Kalecgos and discreetly discuss the three rescued Red Dragons with Alexstrasza.
• The next day, Chromie and Kalecgos left for the Nexus after Kalecgos said goodbye to the Sunwell.
• Deren told Jaina and Onyxia that Kalecgos would eventually take over from Malygos, leaving them shocked.

Thrall warned Garrosh against provoking more conflict after Jaina accused the Warsong Clan of kidnapping Blue Dragons, but Garrosh rejected his call for peace. Chromie returned Kalecgos to Malygos and learned that Alexstrasza would not acknowledge the three rescued Red Dragons, so Deren agreed to house them as Dragon Maids for Onyxia.

• Thrall confronted Garrosh over the Dragonmaw Clan's kidnapping of Blue Dragons and urged him to avoid making enemies, but Garrosh left insisting the Horde needed glory.
• Chromie brought Kalecgos back to The Nexus, where Malygos welcomed him and asked Chromie to help him if he got into trouble.
• Chromie reported the three rescued Red Dragons to Alexstrasza, who denied that any Red Dragons were missing after reacting with distress to the mention of Dragon Sickness Potion.
• Chromie told Deren that the three Red Dragons had nowhere to go, and Deren agreed to let them stay in his home.
• The three Red Dragons began serving Onyxia as Dragon Maids, and Onyxia quickly approved of them.