The Augur and the Girl Left at His Door
ShortStory 3,914 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
The Augur can tell your future just by studying the skin on your body. His prophecies are detailed, and he’s only been wrong once. But when he raises an orphan girl, he’s bothered that she wants to follow in his footsteps.
Content warnings 2
deathdeath-of-a-loved-one
Quasar links out; the story lives on BCS, where the author gets the click.