Knowing the future is not about knowing the future. It's about knowing which path to take. Ilven comes from a family of Saints - future-tellers - but she knows her father didn't waste more than a few grains of the precious drug scriv to see her fate. Now she's facing an arranged marriage to a man she's never met. So, inhaling stolen scriv, she reads three possible futures for herself, searching for the path that will lead to her heart's desire. and "Mother, Crone, Maiden and " is a short-story prequel to Cat Hellisen's stunning young-adult fantasy debut, When the Sea Is Rising Red.