Recaps

Garos led the Molten Iron Tribe to conquer the Golden Fang Tribe and seize its Black Oilfield, then faced Deborah’s parents and sparred with Frostmark Aldri. The arc left Aldri impressed by Garos while Garos remained wary of the Silver Dragon and continued pursuing Deborah’s affection.

• Garos killed the remaining Monster Lords, recruited Deborah’s help, and learned that the Golden Fang Tribe possessed a Black Oilfield.
• Garos and Sorog prepared the Molten Iron Tribe for war, then launched coordinated raids that devastated Golden Fang outposts.
• Scott’s Alchemy Legion occupied the Fertile Plain, but Garos and the Molten Iron Tribe ambushed its supply line and defeated the legion, with Garos killing Scott.
• Garos claimed the Golden Fang Tribe and its resources after the Grand Workshop Master, an intelligence created from Scott’s soul, submitted to him.
• Garos consolidated the tribe’s gains, kept the Black Oilfield secret, and grew closer to Deborah through training and riddles.
• Frostmark Aldri confronted Garos over Deborah, but Deborah defended him and explained how human nobles had driven him from the Ser Wilderness.
• Aldri learned that Garos was the Steel Queen’s son, heard Selina’s warning about Gorsas, and challenged Garos to a spar.
• Garos badly wounded Aldri before conceding, and Aldri praised his fighting ability while Garos resolved to be more cautious around him.

Garos led the Molten Iron Tribe through a war against the Dawn and Ironblood Tribes, then conquered the Venomtail Tribe and consolidated control over the Borderlands. As the Abyssal Rift produced a dangerous new wave of Demons, Garos rescued his fighters and began preparing stronger defenses.

• Garos decided to seize the Borderlands, gathered allies and resources, and prepared the Molten Iron Tribe for war.
• Sorog linked Garos, Samantha, and Gordon through the Blood Kin Chain, and Garos urged Gordon to earn Princess Elina’s trust while they planned to build a Dragonkin Realm.
• Garos ordered an attack on the Dawn and Ironblood Tribes, destroyed their Ancestral Spirit Altar and defeated their leaders Brunhilde and Ugosh.
• The Molten Iron Tribe defeated the Dawn and Ironblood forces, and Sorog conquered the Venomtail Tribe after Naris surrendered.
• Garos expanded the tribe’s industry and territory, sent spies into the Permafrost Tundra, and ordered defenses around the Abyssal Rift.
• A Vrock and five Vulture Demon leaders led a new demon assault that wounded Tressie and Elvie, so Tressie called for reinforcements.
• Garos arrived at the Abyssal Rift, killed the Vulture Demon leaders, and helped his followers defeat the Demons.
• Garos planned to guard the Rift’s limited passage with powerful allies and Golems, while Elvie explained how demon battles strengthened her Pegasus bloodline and Tressie shared her Dynamic Ecological Niche Theory.

Garos rescued young dragons for Dragon Valley, where Tressie trained them to survive and serve the tribe. When Alberto Aurelius challenged the Borderlands, Garos defeated him and brought him to Dragon Valley to discuss the debt he owed.

• Garos rescued Kaxier and the captured hatchlings from a Dwarf outpost, then offered them food, healing, training, and a fifty-year path to repay their debt by serving Dragon Valley.
• Tressie disciplined the young dragons and trained them to adapt to stronger opponents, while Sorog assigned them specialized paths and Garos prepared them for the future.
• Alberto Aurelius arrived in the Borderlands, extorted the Molten Iron Tribe’s outposts, and accused its leaders of enslaving creatures and ruling through evil.
• Alberto invoked his Conquest Oath and fought Sorog, Samantha, and Tressie until Garos joined them and ordered the dragons to attack together.
• Vera’s disguise and Frost Breath helped bring Alberto down, and Garos pinned him as his Crown Oath shattered.
• Garos recognized Alberto’s convictions and offered to treat him as a companion, but Alberto insisted that Garos punish him for his actions.
• Garos demanded tenfold repayment and invited Alberto to Dragon Valley, where Alberto saw the fortress and the Dragonkin gathered under Garos’s rule.

Garos forged an alliance with Elina, then led the Molten Iron Tribe into the Ser Wilderness and seized the Scale-Earth Rift Road. As the tribe fought the Albert Family’s army, Xiaer Hines approached Garos to negotiate.

• Garos and Alberto formed a temporary alliance, and Alberto swore to train until he could surpass Garos before departing for the Ser Wilderness.
• The Haltai and Aber Duchies escalated their territorial dispute into war, while Garos learned that the King of Lothern was gravely ill and suspected a hidden connection between the events.
• Elina offered the Ignas Dragonflight treasure in exchange for attacks on Aber outposts, and Garos accepted Black Oil Crystals as proof of her sincerity.
• Garos ordered Sorog and Samantha to lead the Molten Iron Tribe into the Ser Wilderness, where Ludwig’s forces seized Creekwood Town and Garos destroyed the Aber Duchy’s Saltpeter Mine Outpost.
• Count Mills recruited Xiaer Hines to help the Albert Family, and Xiaer arrived in Creekwood Town to investigate the Molten Iron Tribe before acting.
• Rod’s Albert Family army clashed with the Molten Iron Tribe, as dragons and monster leaders fought the humans’ cannons, Golems, and rune-powered Rod.
• Garos watched the Molten Iron Tribe gain the advantage while staying alert for a hidden threat, then met Xiaer Hines, who asked to speak on the Albert Family’s behalf.