Fate is cruel. She delights in the torment and suffering of men, and she would watch the world burn before she lifted a finger to save it. The magician thought she was kind. She had been kind to him thus far; had cosseted and petted him, shot him to the heights of fame and skill. But he would learn her truth on a dark, rainy night, when a little girl came to him with a naive and earnest request...All Rights Reserved