When Princess Theradras left Maraudon, she discovered that the cavern's once-enormous exit could no longer accommodate her even larger body.
The bodies of earth elemental creatures could grow without limit.
If allowed to grow unchecked, they would become enormous monsters the size of small hills.
Princess Theradras, who had already become a fleshy mountain, was a ready-made, excellent teaching example.
She shattered the cavern's exit with earth magic, then forcibly squeezed her bloated, rocky body through.
Leaving the cavern she had not stepped outside in countless years, Princess Theradras immediately handed Zaetar's remaining remains to Malorne.
After the passage of so many years, Zaetar's body had long since decayed into soil.
All that remained was a pair of enormous antlers.
These, however, were the most important part of a Keeper of the Grove.
Inside the enormous antlers, covered in moss and tiny flowers, Zaetar's soul lay dormant.
The powerful soul power of a Demigod's son kept Zaetar from being taken away by the soul reapers of the Shadowlands.
But leaving him unattended like this was out of the question.
Manoern would do everything he could to help any soul capable of staying true to itself.
As for this one being his grandson, that could only be considered at the very end, as a relatively unimportant point of reference.
Zaetar's will was resilient and peaceful, fully meeting every criterion for being saved.
Manoern used a Special Soul Secret Technique to send Zaetar's soul into the Emerald Dream to recuperate.
The Emerald Dream was a blueprint the Titans had created for Azeroth.
It was the world in its primordial state, a perfect environment filled with lush greenery.
If Azeroth suffered some severe form of corruption, the planet would be thoroughly cleansed by a powerful World-Annihilating Device, then restored to its original appearance