Saint Picolas

It was early December, Mother Claus was preparing a large tub of brine for her famous pickled Christmas eggs. This wasn't just any brine, she had traded an old family keepsake to a mysterious wizard of pickling for this recipe. The ingredients were mixed, and for the time being; Mother Claus had to bring dinner to the reindeer.

In another room, young Nick and his brother Bert were playing hide and seek. Nick patiently counted as Bert scampered off to hide. Nick eagerly pulled his hands from h