cleric epic problem

[cflowers57]

So after finally getting the Lord berg to spawn in lake rathe I ran into another problem. I turn in his crown to the appropriate NPC in lake rathe (flamewalker or whatever his name is) and the event that spawns Natasha begins, however I had to zone the fire ele that spawned and then return to kill it. My problem is apparently I took too long to do this and Natasha despawned. What are my options here? I have the damaged crown and oil.

I read that later in the epic process Natasha gets spawned and does not despawn after the turn in at her TD location (when turning in the letter/scroll). Is this my best bet to be able to turn in or something else is recommended?

Thanks!