Book 1: On the Making of Heroes and Villains

Chapter 1: Death of a Priestess: It is the first year of the 99th generation, seen as highly auspicious because the number nine is seen as particularly lucky. Yet the year has gotten off to a bad start: it is only spring, and one of the priestesses (NOT the high priestess, Daenerys, but one of the six "lower" priestesses) of the forge has fallen ill with the Crimson Fever, an aggressive illness that is highly contagious. As such, the high attendant, chief of the charcoal-burners, has decreed the temple closed and isolated, lest the illness spread to the populace. No one goes in, and no one comes out, until the danger has passed. As yet, no other cases have been found on the island.