A Warrior's Christmas Gift

When the top warrior in the king's elite guard is sent out just two weeks before Christmas Day, it's looking like the young couple's second Christmas will be mired in as much turmoil and uncertainty as their first had been. Refusing that reality, the warrior challenges his young wife to believe that he'd be home before the first light of Christmas morning. She tried, but as the Christmas moon made its way across the sky, her hope began to fade. No one had heard from them since they left, and with the cold and snow, not to mention the threat from a dangerous enemy, how could he possibly make good on his word? He would return—she felt that in her spirit. She just wasn't sure it could happen before the light of Christmas Day.