Wounded and pursued by Alliance soldiers, Awanu slips into a liminal encounter with his fallen former friend Muglaw, who warns him to stay out of Northrend. Awanu refuses, returns with a message for the Grin, and watches its first expedition depart after Yagyu reaches an accord with Thrall.
While scouting from Stromgarde, Cerothel follows signs of the Dragonmaw clan into Grim Batol and meets the red dragon Axtroz. He secures permission for the Grin to use the surrounding grounds, provided the keep and its guardians remain undisturbed.
After an unnamed Tauren lord rejects the Horde's peace, Awanu crosses the Barrens seeking those still willing to fight the Alliance. Repeated brushes with a mysterious, multiracial Horde unit lead him toward a renewed search for the Blacktooth Grin.
After the rejected Romathis turns on Stonard, Abunai kills him and the shadows reclaim his body. An OOC farewell then explains that the writer is leaving Horde-side play while saying goodbye, preserving several commitments, and withholding the reason for departure.
Shadiel leads a reconnaissance patrol into Coldarra against Malygos, where Eydrana reports on the Nexus defenses, diverted ley lines, and an encounter with Alliance scouts. Back in camp, Bok’theg watches for his own opportunity to join the operation.
As the fel energies sustaining Kohnaana begin to fade, she seeks a warlock's help and searches Outland for a stronger source of power. A vision eventually draws her toward Dire Maul and the demon she believes holds an answer.
The writer outlines Desiree Monica’s motivation for joining the Grin: the Scourge and Alliance destroy her family, she awakens as Forsaken, and she pursues vengeance beside her longtime friend Dijay.
Sharkfyn collects background and story excerpts about Varimathras sending Psylich and her to recover a lost tome that may describe a cure for the Forsaken plague. The compiled scenes follow the secret spreading to Vord and explore how such a cure could fracture loyalties across the Horde.