Chapter Summaries

Jaina returned to Deren's home exhausted from studying under Aegwynn, and Deren realized Aegwynn was rushing to pass on her knowledge because she believed her time was running out. The chapter ended with Deren promising to think of a way to help while Jaina continued her demanding studies.

• Anveena brought Deren cookies and competed with Vereesa for his attention while Onyxia watched irritably.
• Jaina arrived by teleportation with Theramore documents and told everyone she had gone three days without sleep because of Aegwynn's lessons.
• Deren suggested Aegwynn was racing against time to make Jaina her heir, and Jaina became tearful at the thought that her teacher might be dying.
• Jaina said Antonidas had moved to Karazhan for secluded study and was working with unusual energy.
• Deren urged Jaina to care for herself and promised to think of something to help with Aegwynn.

Lord Gregory Hawkes and other Twilight Cultists invested their fortunes in Gakri’s supposed gold-doubling scheme, only to discover it was a private Goblin scam and be ruined by debt. Rivendare rewarded the impostors and sent them to infiltrate the Venture Company and target a Twilight stronghold in Ironforge.

• Gregory sold his estate and shops, borrowed the last gold he needed from Baron Edwin, and invested in Gakri’s Eternal Flame plan.
• Gakri shipped the nobles’ wealth out of Stormwind City aboard the Rustwater Glory, while Edwin assured the investors that the Old Gods would protect their cargo.
• Three months later, the nobles received no dividends, and a Twilight thief revealed that Gakri’s scheme had been his private venture.
• Edwin and the other ruined cultists pooled their remaining money to seek revenge, but they could not repay their debts; Edwin died by suicide, knights jumped into the canal, and Gregory became a beggar.
• Rivendare rewarded Goblins who had impersonated Rustwater Goblins and ordered them to infiltrate the Venture Company and find a Twilight stronghold in Ironforge.

Deren and Jaina discovered that Anveena could restore the Sunwell’s depleted energy by bathing in it, giving them a way to fulfill Kael'thas’s request for stronger Sunwell Water. They diluted the renewed pool for shipment and decided to keep the secret from the elves.

• Deren told Jaina and Onyxia that the Twilight Cultists had invested their fortunes in a Goblin pyramid scheme and were turning against one another.
• Jaina read Kael'thas’s complaint that the latest Sunwell Water was too weak to relieve Mana Addiction, and Deren proposed asking Anveena for help.
• Sylvanas warned Vereesa not to pry into Deren’s secrets, and the sisters left for a walk through Theramore.
• At the Mage Tower, Anveena bathed in the Sunwell pool, increasing its energy concentration more than fivefold.
• Deren and Jaina diluted the restored Sunwell energy and agreed to hide that Anveena had renewed it, while Jaina joked about taking a bath herself.

Jaina studied under Aegwynn, who asked to meet Anveena and grew curious about Deren’s home. After Jaina reported unrest among Orcs in Theramore, Deren and Chromie learned that Garrosh was imposing heavy taxes while Thrall recruited traditionalist Orcs in Outland; later, Aegwynn’s portal broke into Deren’s house, where she discovered its resident dragons and confronted Deren about his unusual companions.

• Jaina returned to her Mage Tower, where Aegwynn asked about Anveena and assigned Jaina a harder rune exercise and an essay due before sunrise.
• While shopping in Theramore, Jaina noticed Orcs gathered at the docks and reported the unrest to Deren.
• Chromie used the Hourglass of Time to reveal that Garrosh was taxing working Orc families and that Thrall was recruiting traditionalists in Outland.
• Deren explained that Thrall was letting Garrosh govern while he stayed away, prompting laughter from the women and dragons in the room.
• Aegwynn’s portal struck Deren’s protective barrier and woke the household; she met Anveena and teased Deren about keeping so many unusual women and dragons at home.

After Jaina and Aegwynn reunited, Aegwynn brought Deren to Theramore to help Jaina respond to an Orc attack on an outpost. Deren proposed hiring Orcs and other races to build a fortress, leaving Garrosh unable to attack without worsening his standing among the Horde.

• Aegwynn greeted Jaina with an ancient rite of respect, and Jaina told her she had done well.
• Aegwynn took Deren to Theramore, where Jaina reported that Orcs had attacked an outpost in The Barrens, killing one sentry and wounding another.
• Deren reasoned that Garrosh had likely ordered the attack to divert attention from conflict within the Horde, and he advised Jaina not to let grief distract her from governing.
• Deren proposed hiring Orcs and other races to build a fortress at the outpost, forcing Garrosh to choose between attacking his own people and letting the work continue.
• Jaina approved the plan and ordered a large recruitment drive, with Goblins handling logistics and Rangers supervising the workers.

Varian Wrynn led the Alliance assault into Blackrock Mountain, breaking through the Blackrock Orc defenses and fighting Nefarian’s Dragonkin. Nefarian unleashed his final defense plan, but a wounded Black Dragon fled the mountain as the chapter ended.

• Varian Wrynn ordered Dalaran mages to attack, and their Glyph Bombs routed the Blackrock Orcs.
• Rend Blackhand retreated with his Orcs through a secret path, and Varian’s forces found Blackrock Spire abandoned.
• Varian and Bolvar Fordragon led the Alliance through Blackrock Mountain and defeated Nefarian’s Dragonkin in a narrow passage.
• Nefarian learned that Rend had fled and that the Alliance had breached Blackwing Lair, so he ordered all experimental subjects deployed.
• Nefarian transformed into his dragon form as the battle reached the throne hall, while a wounded Black Dragon escaped into the sky.

Deren woke after the sentry attack and reunited with Jaina, whose pendant and distant gaze hinted at a strange dream. During tea, Jaina revealed herself as the Star Soul, and Aegwynn began recounting the hidden truth about her victory over Sargeras.

• Deren woke to find Onyxia watching over him and learned that Jaina had strengthened Theramore's border defenses.
• Jaina told Deren she had experienced a long dream, while the starlight from her pendant caught his attention.
• Jaina and Aegwynn teleported into Deren's living room, where Aegwynn marveled at his unusual household.
• Jaina revealed herself as the Star Soul and raised a barrier so the group could speak privately.
• Aegwynn said her famous victory over Sargeras had concealed the truth and began describing how power surged into her from beneath Azeroth.

Aegwynn revealed that Azeroth’s Star Soul empowered her to defeat Sargeras’s Avatar, then discussed the consequences of Deren’s changes to history with Jaina. After Aegwynn departed, Jaina exposed Deren’s secret use of Anveena’s bath to increase the Sunwell’s magical power, shocking Onyxia.

• Aegwynn explained that the Star Soul awakened during Sargeras’s arrival and poured its power into her, letting her kill his Avatar while concealing the Star Soul’s role.
• Deren recounted his past to Aegwynn, who called him a living causality bomb and warned that changes to time could affect the whole world.
• As the Star Soul Barrier faded, Jaina forgot what had happened, and Aegwynn teleported away after thanking her for the tea party.
• Jaina said Aegwynn was tired and that the Star Soul could not restore her vitality yet, then explained that Aegwynn had refused to use the well water after seeing Anveena bathe in the Sunwell.
• Onyxia seized Deren over his secret, and Jaina told her that Anveena’s bath had raised the Sunwell Water’s magical concentration; Onyxia apologized, then shook Deren again.

Jaina told Deren that Orc raiders had attacked the outpost construction site, but the Orc workers fought back and the fortress was completed. When Onyxia identified scales from Blackrock Orcs among the attackers, the group feared Garrosh was gathering extremist forces capable of another attack on Theramore.

• Jaina arrived at Deren’s home and reported that Orc raiders had killed three Orc laborers at the outpost construction site.
• The Orc workers returned armed and fought Garrosh’s troops to a draw after an uncle and nephew recognized each other on opposite sides.
• Jaina hired Orcs to guard the supply convoys, and she said the outpost fortress had been completed with watchtowers and fortifications.
• Jaina showed Onyxia black scales found on slain Orcs, and Onyxia identified them as degraded scales from Nefarian’s Blackrock Orcs.
• Jaina and Deren worried that Garrosh was combining extremist Orc forces, including the Dragonmaw and Blackrock Orcs, for a possible attack on Theramore.
• Deren mocked Orc tactics as charging into battle regardless of the odds, making Jaina and the others laugh.

Jaina lost faith in Thrall and worried over Aegwynn’s failing health, while Deren considered how to help the aging mage. He proposed collecting a debt from Deathwing, hoping it might save Aegwynn.

• Jaina rejected Chromie’s offer to check Thrall’s movements and returned to Karazhan to continue studying under Aegwynn.
• Chromie used the Hourglass of Time to show Aegwynn’s condition and estimated that she had only months to a year left.
• Deren and the dragons discussed the dangers of altering time and the unknown end of time before turning back to Aegwynn’s situation.
• Deren reminded Onyxia and Chromie of the secret explosion that had crippled Deathwing and concealed the truth from the world.
• Deren proposed collecting a debt from Deathwing in a few days, hoping it could help Aegwynn.

Deren brought Chromie and Jaina to the Temple of the Moon to collect a debt from Elune, presenting pieces taken from Deathwing as an offering. The chapter ended with the temple priestesses confronted by Deathwing’s dangerous remains.

• Deren told Chromie and Onyxia that they would visit the Temple of the Moon to collect a debt, and he summoned Jaina to join them.
• Jaina arrived exhausted from studying under Aegwynn, and Deren asked her to bring her teacher to him later.
• Deren, Chromie, and Jaina reached the temple, where Chromie used a scale from Ysera to persuade the guards to let them enter.
• Deren asked the senior priestess for a private setting, then Chromie produced a piece of Deathwing’s Source Armor, prompting the priestess to seal the destructive aura and clear the temple.
• Deren identified the armor and had Chromie display Deathwing’s tail and other remains, stunning the priestesses.

After Deren traded Deathwing’s remains for Elune’s favor, he asked the Moon Goddess to restore Aegwynn’s youth and extend her life. Aegwynn was rejuvenated, and Tyrande agreed to keep the events secret.

• Chromie told the priestess that Deren and his companions had ambushed Deathwing, and the priestess summoned Tyrande to the Temple of the Moon.
• Tyrande consulted Elune, who accepted the remains and granted one request, but refused Deren’s requests for artifacts and eternal life.
• Deren asked Elune to restore Aegwynn’s youth and extend her life, and Elune agreed.
• Jaina teleported to fetch Aegwynn, and Elune’s moonlight transformed the aged Guardian into a youthful woman.
• Jaina embraced her rejuvenated teacher, and Deren asked Tyrande to keep the miracle and Deathwing’s defeat secret.

Deren introduced Aegwynn, restored to youth and magical power by the Moon Goddess’s Divine Grace, to his companions. After Aegwynn thanked Deren and Onyxia and asked Jaina to convey her vow to protect the land, she and Jaina returned to the Mage Tower, leaving Onyxia worried that Aegwynn might become another princess drawn to Deren.

• Deren brought the newly rejuvenated Aegwynn into his living room, startling Onyxia and the others with her beauty and immense magical power.
• Jaina congratulated Aegwynn, and the others recovered from their shock and offered their own congratulations.
• Aegwynn embraced Deren and thanked him for the gift, then thanked Onyxia for protecting him and helping defeat Deathwing.
• Aegwynn asked Jaina to convey her vow to protect the land to the Star Soul and left with her for the Mage Tower.
• Chromie celebrated the discovery’s effect on the Timeline, while Onyxia worried that Aegwynn might become another princess attracted to Deren.

Deren explained that he restored Aegwynn’s youth so she could help investigate the Tomb of Sargeras and close its dangerous spatial rifts. He and Onyxia left the conversation suspecting the tomb and Aegwynn’s past were part of a larger plot, with a powerful ally now on their side.

• After Aegwynn left, the Red Dragon Maidservants joked about her beauty, and Onyxia threatened to trim Deren’s beard with dragon breath if he grew one.
• Onyxia confronted Deren about helping Aegwynn, and Chromie appeared to hear his explanation.
• Deren described the Tomb of Sargeras’s mixed architectural styles, spatial rifts, and unexplained connection to Gul’dan, while Chromie warned that the Timeline could not be safely observed or questioned about its origins.
• Chromie and Onyxia considered that a Titan might have built the tomb, while Deren suggested its appearance could have a more ordinary explanation.
• Deren explained that he wanted Aegwynn restored to strength so she could close the rifts and help uncover the forces behind the events surrounding Sargeras.
• Onyxia welcomed having Aegwynn as a powerful ally, then kicked Chromie back into the Time Rift and extinguished the magic lamp.

Aegwynn enjoyed her restored youth and teased Jaina about her feelings for Deren before asking to hear about him. After Jaina recounted Deren’s role in several events, Aegwynn suggested visiting the site where Deathwing had been crippled, and Jaina agreed.

• Aegwynn admired her rejuvenated appearance and tested her restored magical power while Jaina reminded her to review an assignment.
• Aegwynn teased Jaina about liking Deren and offered to help pursue him, but Jaina said too much was happening right now.
• Jaina explained that Deren had come from Westfall, gained knowledge from Apocalypse, and worked with Onyxia and Chromie to create fertilizer that crippled Deathwing in an explosion.
• Jaina told Aegwynn how Deren built a profitable fertilizer business with Theramore’s residents and helped rescue captives from Kul Tiras, including her brother Derek.
• Jaina described Deren’s role in rescuing elves from Quel'Thalas and bringing them to Theramore, while keeping another major event secret.
• Aegwynn wondered what kind of being Deren was and proposed that she and Jaina visit the site where Deathwing had been crippled the next day.

Aegwynn investigated the crater where Deren’s explosive had wounded the Black Dragon and learned how powerful Ammonium Nitrate and Nitroglycerin were. She accepted that explosives could usher in a new era and asked Jaina to invite Antonidas to Karazhan.

• Aegwynn and Jaina examined the crater, where Aegwynn detected traces of Bronze Dragon magic and the earth’s ley line energy concealing a time reversal.
• Jaina explained that the explosion had been blamed on an internal Black Dragon conflict and that Deren was using Goblins to financially ruin the Twilight Cultists.
• In Theramore’s laboratory, Aegwynn watched Jaina demonstrate Ammonium Nitrate and Nitroglycerin, and remarked that the age of magic might be ending.
• Jaina reassured Aegwynn that Deren wanted to prevent an escalation of warfare, while Dalaran was developing explosives such as Glyph Bombs.
• Aegwynn said she would not oppose explosives and asked Jaina to invite Antonidas to Karazhan, calling Dalaran the future of magic.

Antonidas arrived at Theramore Mage Tower and learned that Aegwynn had regained her youth through Elune’s blessing. He quickly changed into a handsome middle-aged gentleman to impress her, and Aegwynn teased him about his magic and longevity.

• Antonidas emerged from the portal and mistook the youthful Aegwynn for a stranger while asking where she was.
• Aegwynn revealed her identity, and Jaina explained that Elune had restored her youth after Deren offered sacrifices.
• Antonidas questioned how Deren had obtained pieces of Deathwing, but Aegwynn stopped Jaina from revealing more.
• Antonidas rushed away to fix his appearance and returned in a tailored suit with a red rose for Aegwynn.
• Aegwynn accepted the rose and teased Antonidas about using Time Magic and Longevity Magic to maintain his middle-aged appearance.

At dinner, Deren’s story about a hero whose aging was slowed by divine power reminded Jaina of Longevity Magic and left her wondering about his tale. Antonidas’s attentions toward the rejuvenated Aegwynn turned the gathering into the start of an unexpected romance.

• Jaina explained that Antonidas had always used Longevity Magic to look young and that Aegwynn’s restored lifespan remained uncertain.
• Deren joked about a hero who lived through time at a slowed pace, while Jaina wondered where the story had happened.
• Onyxia worried about the difference between her lifespan and Deren’s, and Deren indicated that Jaina could protect him.
• Antonidas waited on Aegwynn at dinner and played her a violin serenade, revealing his romantic interest.
• Jaina told Deren that Antonidas was pursuing Aegwynn, while Chromie recorded the new development in the Hourglass of Time.

Deren introduced Aegwynn and Antonidas to the idea of thermobaric bombs to distract them from their noisy explosive experiments, but their new experiments made Chromie’s view of the Timeline collapse again. The chapter left Onyxia expecting another bombardment and Chromie resigned to lying low.

• Aegwynn and Antonidas’s repeated explosions kept waking Deren, Jaina, Onyxia, and Chromie, so Deren proposed researching thermobaric bombs to redirect the archmages’ interest.
• Jaina showed Deren’s notes to Aegwynn, and Aegwynn and Antonidas rushed to Deren’s home to investigate his theories about air.
• Aegwynn and Antonidas began atmospheric experiments in Deren’s living room and pulled Deren into their work.
• Chromie’s Timeline became knotted and impossible to observe, while Onyxia predicted that Deren’s experiments would lead to another bombardment.
• Chromie gave up trying to predict the future and lay down beside Onyxia.

Kalecgos was teleported to Deren’s house, where he abandoned his devotion to the Sunwell water and pursued Anveena before becoming infatuated with Aegwynn. He agreed to serve as an experimental subject, leaving Deren and the others with another willing dragon to use and Anveena safe from his advances.

• Chromie accidentally teleported Kalecgos into Deren’s dining room, where he smashed the table and startled everyone.
• Kalecgos became enamored with Anveena and crawled toward her, but Chromie reminded him of his beloved Sunwell water.
• Kalecgos rejected the jar and recited poetry to Anveena until Aegwynn bound him for experiments with Antonidas.
• Kalecgos offered to help with experiments, then became infatuated with Aegwynn and eagerly agreed to be her test subject.
• Deren concluded that Kalecgos could become another useful dragon while Anveena remained safe.