>>724544825
I just went and looked it up to verify, multiple other characters and the narration itself comment on the DLC Narhan having been consumed by the fog anon. Narhan's hardly the most trustworthy person in the game, but that's not a reason to dismiss everything he says outright.
https://youtu.be/x6tVj5zB1D0?t=6326
Also apparently the reason why he stuck around this time was due to falling into the Vault of Time, and I want to say there's something about the Crimson Wilderness that also gets ignored during loops.