Transcription: Empress of Light by James C. Glass Chapter 1 Birth Meilai Gong came to Shanji in the form of an infant, and the world welcomed her with early morning light of Tengri Khan, reflected from the glassy surface of the three peaks she had created only weeks before her birth. One peak glowed pink, the other two laced with swirls of red and green rising like jewels beyond the high cliffs across the valley from Juan Manu's great domed city. Katie had felt increasing discomfort the day before. The position of her baby had suddenly shifted, and although the pain in her back had subsided, there was new pr ...
