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Centuries ago, fate forced the witches to move from the mainland to the Southern Islands. The peace-loving people there accepted and welcomed the healers and the growers. Not those with the gift of foretelling. Every prophesy forces two great compulsions on its teller: First, the need to take life equal to the weight of the fortune told, and second, a geas to tell those involved their future. As a witch ages and gains wisdom, she learns how to judge what life must be taken to avoid death herself. What happens when a young witch accidentally takes the life of a young prince? How can she fix her mistake, particularly when the head of her temple declares it as the new path for all witches, to take the lives of royalty?