The rise of an empire threatens an ancient stronghold. For countless centuries, the Junga monks have lived detached from the rest of the world, but now a storm is brewing at the peak of their mountain home. Their temple shelters more than pacifists and clerics. It is a well of deep magic—old power bequeathed by the Gods, themselves. A great general’s ambition stokes the fires of war. She will make use of what the monks have forsaken. Ideals of peace waver under the threat of hard steel. When the flames of war finally erupt, the monks must contend with the most feared conqueror of this age. Can a young girl caught in the center of the blaze, traverse the inferno without getting burned? Delve into this supplemental short novel to The Sky Chronicles, a pirate fantasy inspired by East African and Arabian myth and folklore. An Esowon Story