Nici's Christmas Tale: A Troubadours short story

A stand-alone short story in the multi-award-winning Troubadours Quartet series

1157: Aquitaine. The wolves are coming!

At midnight on Christmas Eve, while the blizzard blasts snow through every crack in the castle walls, Nici the Shepherd's 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...