Nici's Christmas Tale: A Troubadours short story

A stand-alone short story in the multi-award-winning Troubadours Quartet series1157: Aquitaine. The wolves are coming! At midnight on Christmas Eve while the blizzard blasts snow through every crack in the castle walls Nici the Shepherds Dog stands guard in the sheepfold. Beside him as usual are his pack and the flock they protect but this night is not usual at all.A small boy braves the snowy night seeking the protection of his great friend while he is banned from his parents quarters in the castle. Nici recalls other times and other dangers his trials and failures the reasons why he ran away with a young girl now the little boys mother. He would still give his life in a heartbeat for Lady Estela. And yet on this snowy night he cannot help her. So while he waits and comforts Estelas son he tells his own puppies the story of a dogs life.One just wants to sit down with Nici as he shares his story in that cozy sheepfold while the cold winds rage outside on Christmas Eve. Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers Favorite