Storm lives alone, shunned like all witches for her gift of prophesy. She can't hide her gift: Every augury comes with a compulsion to tell the person their future.

Storm has now foreseen the destruction of Alokai temple, as well as the priestesses who burn witches.

How can Storm tell them their fate without revealing her true nature? Can she also escape the doom of Alokai?

This story is part of the Baker's Dozen challenge.

Includes the bonus story, "The Oracle of Seattle."

This story is part of the Baker's Dozen challenge.

Leah Cutter's first three novels ("Paper Mage," "Caves of Buda," and "The Jaguar and the Wolf") are all historic fantasies, set in diverse periods of time, such as Tang dynasty China, WWII Budapest, and the Viking era.

Her recent novels, ("Clockwork Kingdom," "Zydeco Queen and the Creole Fairy Courts," and "The Raven and the Dancing Tiger") are all contemporary fantasies, and set on the Oregon coast, in rural Louisiana, and around the city of Seattle, respectively.

Her short fiction includes fantasy, mystery, science fiction, and horror, and has been published in anthologies, magazines, and on the web. A collection of her recent short fiction is available in "Baker's Dozen." A collection of her mysteries, set in the same world with the same ghost detective, are available in "The Shredded Veil Mysteries."