Encounter with the Dwarf and the Clock

After leaving Avaric's house, Elphaba encounters the dwarf who operates the Clock of the Time Dragon. He reveals that he is the guardian of the Grimmerie and that Yackle is a kind of guardian angel for her. He tells her that she is a 'half-breed,' a product of both Oz and another world, and that the Wizard may be her father. He shows her a puppet play that depicts her own life, including the possibility that the Wizard is her father. The encounter is a moment of profound revelation and confusion, challenging everything Elphaba thought she knew about her origins and her destiny.