All young Lallie Nonsire wanted was a quiet life, minding her own business and ignoring what she was by birth. After her magic betrays her by saving a friend's life, she'll settle for escaping Saf before she's turned into a live torch. But where can the child of a despised race flee? - (A short story of 2600 words, followed by an excerpt from the related same-MC novel, "A Fistful of Earth".) The free* e-version of this story can be found here: http://bit.ly/showcase-OHO *The story is not free on all vendors, but it's free wherever the author has been able to set it that way.