"I will cast within this totem array, while also informing the elements of Azeroth," Thrall said. "It sounds as though our task is to open ourselves to one another. That includes your emotions and your minds, everything that makes you who you are, even what makes you Dragon Aspects. I am honored that you trust me, but you must also trust yourselves, and everyone else. Are you ready?"
They looked at one another, nodded, and did as he asked. Thrall breathed deeply through his nose, then exhaled through his mouth, calming himself. He began by facing east, a direction long associated with the air elements.
To his surprise, he saw the Dragon Aspects nod in acknowledgment and smile at one another.
Thrall prayed for the elements to respond. On Draenor and on Azeroth, Thrall had studied the profound ways of the shaman, sought the aid of elemental fury, and healed the wounds of the earth alongside the Earthen Ring.
The earth loved Thrall, and he, too, loved the land of Azeroth.
Thrall alone had gained the recognition of the elemental beings of both Azeroth and Draenor and been granted special significance by those elemental spirits.
As though they had heard his call, the elements began gathering frantically around Thrall. Vast power of the earth filled him in an instant, all within the blink of an eye.
A moment later.
The elements conveyed the images within their consciousness to Thrall.
The realm of the water spirits, the ocean, and within the Heart of the Ocean, that core called the Abyssal Maw-an understanding of water elementals and the meaning of the elements filled Thrall's thoughts.
The domain of the earth: Thrall saw sprawling mountain ranges, caves of every kind, and the earth draped in winter's languid, silent silver. Within the crust, the