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Astrid + Toothless + Alvin

Astrid's P.O.V

I walked back and forth in front of the fire with the picture still scrunched up in my fist and I swear if I kept walking I was going to wear out the wood under my feet. I was angry, upset and annoyed all at once and each one of them went towards the picture and Hiccup. I didn't understand why he wanted to go back home or why he didn't tell me. My heart ached painfully at the thought of never seeing Hiccup again and I think that is what forced me to be so rude to him and kick him out which surprised me now that I look back at it. I may not be the most kind Viking but I've never kick someone out in a time of need or that a picture could anger me so much to do so. I mentally slapped myself and stopped walking just to stand in front of the fire, I unclenched my hands and kneeled down on the ground. I laid the crunched up piece of paper on the cool wood and slowly flattened and smoothed it out so I could see the complete drawing. I was still amazed at the realism of the drawing as it looked like the ice fortress, dragons, water and sky had been frozen in place and had been carefully removed onto the paper.

The words that Hiccup had written on there are what annoyed me the most, not because they're there but because I could read the truth that hid behind them. Hiccup was going to leave no matter what and I know I can't do anything to stop him, for whatever reason it was that he needed to leave weather it was because he wanted to leave or that he had an important job there I don't care anymore. I shouldn't have gotten attached and it's that attachment I have for him that made me so mad that I kicked him out.

I grasped the paper and held it with both my hands. I stared at it for the longest moment then I looked up at the hungry flames of the fire and it crackled and ate away at the logs. I stood up straight and hung the paper just above the reach of the flames. I felt the heat of the fire crawl up my arm and I finally let the paper fall when my hand began to burn with a strong pain. I watched with interest as the flames ate away at the paper and drawing slowly at first but when the whole thing was covered the paper was nothing but ash in under a minute. I guessed by the expression that was on Hiccup's face when he saw me with the drawing that he didn't want even me to see it and I wasn't about to go around and show everyone. If I can do one thing for him now then I will do it and keep his home and wish a secret.

I was pulled back out of my thought when I heard a soft knock on the door. Behind it I found a very sad and cold Valka. I pulled her inside straight away and lead her to where the fireplace was. She sat on one of the chairs and I sat opposite to her and placed my hands under my chin ready to listen.

"Stoick hasn't come out of his room since you and Hiccup left, he won't even eat," Valka explained fighting back tears.

"Has he talked to you about it at all?" I questioned feeling sorry for Valka.

"No he just ignores me and anyone who tried to talk to him," she continued.

I felt there was something she wasn't telling me so I said, "Valka, I feel there's something else that troubling you that you want to talk about."

"Yes...there is," she replied in a more urgent voice. "One of our guards that stay at the lookout told me this morning that they have spotted some outcasts hiding in the woods, we don't know where their base is or how many of them there are but if they're on Berk then gods help us all."

"Outcats on Berk! how come they haven't attacked? why are they hiding?!" I asked raising my voice a little louder.

"We don't know but we have to find where they are before they do something bad and I fear that they have a plan to take Berk, a plan we won't be able to stop soon enough before some damage is done other to the village or to our people," Valka explained in a leading voice, her sorrow buried under the safety for her village.