Rank 42 story quest broken

[RexSkyborn]

I was doing the rank 42 story quest, and after killing the 2 wolves, the ??? appeared on the ground.
When I clicked it, my companion and the ??? vanished, and nothing happened. waited about 5 minutes then finally left the instance.

When i travel back to the quest location via the ??? on my map, nothing happens, and i am no longer able to progress in the quest.

[Reika]

Wow. Glad i didnt pick it up...
But at least now you can abandon the quest from the journal and start it over.

[RexSkyborn]

I figured it out.
The ??? in the journal tells you to go to a place your not supposed to be. When I went to camp nine ives, the quest restarted itself. When I killed the first wolf, a ??? dropped but I didn't touch it because that's what broke the quest last time. Instead I just killed the 2nd one and the quest continued. Makes me wonder what that ??? that dropped was though..

[Baccanale]

Greetings, RexSkyborn!
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