Rowan had never imagined that Tyrande would take the Tear of Elune.
Of course, it had been kept in the Temple of the Moon in Val'sharah, and as the leader of the Night Elves, Tyrande certainly had the right to use it.
"Didn't you say this thing had no power? What did Tyrande want it for?" His prize had slipped through his fingers, leaving Rowan utterly bewildered.
Ysera raised a hand to summon a portal to the Dreamgrove and explained, "The Tear of Elune does lack any tangible power, but it can counter the corruption of the Nightmare."
The Nightmare? So the Emerald Nightmare storyline had started early here.
The timeline was already a mess. Rowan did not dwell on why the Nightmare had appeared and simply asked, "The grove looked peaceful and sunny. I didn't see anything different."
When they stepped into the dream, crimson clouds had appeared around the towering Crown of the Sky.
Blood-colored mist stained its branches and leaves, and many Dream Guardians had fallen into an enduring slumber.
Rowan stared, dumbfounded. The Emerald Nightmare was corrupting the Emerald Dream far too quickly. In less than half an hour, the heart of one of its great groves had already been reduced to this state.
"Roar!" A miserable, rumbling cry rang out. The enormous guardian dragon's skin and physique had visibly changed.
The dragon was crimson from head to tail, with disgusting tumors and deadwood-like poisonous patches growing along its back.
Ysera marshaled the Breath of Nature. Gentle, pale green light enveloped the corrupted green dragon within a Heart of the Oak thick with branches and leaves.
Unfortunately, the oak's foliage failed to retain its usual color and began changing rapidly.
Once again, the Nightmare had twisted Ysera's power.
"Tell Cenarius to withdraw the grove's guardians in