Ruffnut has to stop herself from practically drooling at the sight of a bare-chested Eret, Son of Eret flexing his gorgeous six pack and bulky arms.

He has recently cut his dark hair, which is hanging loose just above his shoulders. He looks irresistibly handsome - a fine specimen of a man. Very easy on the eyes! Unfortunately, Ruffnut is not the only one whose attention the hot ex-trapper has caught.

Everyone seems quite charmed by Eret. He is quite the handyman, helping out where he can and making an effort to know the villagers. The kids naturally gravitate toward him, the women are head over heels and the men both envy him and want to be his friends.

Ruffnut lets out a disappointed sigh when Eret pulls a shirt over his head.

Tuffnut suddenly appears next to her, looking irritated. "How long are you going to stand here and stare at the guy?"

Ruffnut elbows him in the ribs. "However long I please! What is it to you?"

Tuffnut rubs his side with a grimace. "I don't know, you are my twin sister and I can't ride Barf and Belch by myself, now can I? Or can I? Hmmm."

His sister whacks him on the head. Tuffnut hits back and they are suddenly in the midst of their infamous slapping sessions, when Eret quietly slips by, going completely unnoticed by Ruffnut.

"Where did he go?!" Ruffnut whines with a pout. "Argh, this is all your fault, Tuff!"

Tuffnut snorts. "Eret did what any sane man would do, sis. And now if you will excuse me, I'm going to take our dragon for a solo flight."

Ruffnut watches him go with scowl for a moment before taking chase after him.

Eret is relieved that the female twin doesn't stalk him back to his ship.

Hiccup has offered him the forge to stay in while they build him a proper hut, but Eret still has most of his possessions stocked on board the ship. He doesn't know of the whereabouts of his old crew but hears they have retired from the dragon trapping business and returned back to being regular sailors.

Eret has grown too smitten with Berk to just up and leave now. Not to mention how fond he has grown of Skullcrusher! The fact that Hiccup entrusts him with the dragon of his deceased father means a lot. He has also been assigned with the task of building a statue of Stoick the Vast to overlook the village. Eret happily accepted the job, more than willing to earn his place.

The only downside to becoming a Hooligan is being the constant center of attention. He usually doesn't mind the women batting their eyelashes at him but the female Thorston is a bit too much. He hoped by now she would have let go of her crush but it only seems to have grown worse. Eret even flirts with girls in front of Ruffnut to turn her off but she is still so annoyingly obsessed with him.

Eret groans to himself and stares out at the horizon.

One day he will return back to his roots. Right now, however, he is content exactly where he is, even if it means putting up with a few unwanted advances.

The dragons are worth it. Berk is worth it. Hiccup is a great Chief, Fishlegs is a good buddy and Astrid is.. well, she is hotter than fire!

The world is changing and Eret wants to be a part of the change.