The Storm Keepers

When a virus wipes out most of the human race, the few who are resistant flee the infected cities and retreat to the woods. Setting up small villages, the survivors begin a new life free from most of the modern technology they are accustomed to. Many years later, three mysterious strangers show up, one with an uncanny ability to predict storms. The villagers become dependent on their new Storm Keepers and look to them to keep them safe. As more power is given to the Storm Keepers, the villagers follow them blindly. There's something the Storm Keepers aren’t telling the villagers, though, something about the wind clouds that they don’t want the villagers to know. Will the villagers discover the Storm Keepers’ secret before it’s too late?

This story is also available in the short story collection, "No Time to Panic!"