I know this seems petty, but honestly after my 12th alt leveling up through Waking Shores, anything to get on with the story so I can unlock the Obsidian Sanctum would be a welcome change.
I understand that this is a new feature, but after 3-4 alts, I already have all the sigils, I know how to operate dragonriding, I have all the training done, and I know how to transmog my drake. I don’t need an NPC to hold my hand anymore and tell me to fly through rings. I’ll pass on the free 20-30k exp if it doesn’t stop me from progressing the zone’s main campaign storyline.
Suggestion: Either allow it to be skipped, or make it an optional side quest like the Waking Shores Dragonriding Tour quest is.