Yes, alas I was afraid that this would end up being the case, and I had tried to postpone it to see if my situation would lighten up anyway. As it happens, due to various life events and an otherwise busy schedule, I cannot in fairness to others involved stay on. At the moment, I've only been finding time to do a minimum of maintenance and upkeep on my turns and with war looming with Hinnom it looks like the Monkey People will need to find a new spirit to lead them.
I do apologize for the inconvenience, but the alternative would be worse as I'm afraid I would not be able to offer a satisfactory fight against Hinnom in my current situation, not to mention that I"m often now one who is dragging the game on.