Astrid was throwing her axe on a lone tree in the Chief's garden when Eret walked past her.
He had been meaning to seek her out, thank her and Hiccup for all they had done for him.
Eret then decided now might be as good as any time.
He approached her carefully, having heard and witnessed just how fierce and intimidating she was with an axe. The last thing he wanted was to have a body part chopped off.
Astrid was in the midst of swinging her axe midair when Eret suddenly snatched it out of her grasp.
She gaped at him, looking furious.
"Give me my axe back!" she shouted.
Eret laughed at her outburst.
"I'm not sure if I should trust you with an axe. It sounds a little dangerous."
Astrid folded her arms across herself, looking unamused. "What do you want, Eret?"
He didn't answer right away and instead began studying her weapon
"This is quite a nice axe you got there. Very well crafted if I say so myself."
Astrid smiled. "Hiccup made it for me for our anniversary."
Eret quirked an eyebrow at this, appearing mildly surprised by this revelation.
"So it's true then that you and the Chief are.." he let out a suggestive whistle.
"Not that it is any of your business but Hiccup is my fiancé, yes."
Eret didn't seem entirely convinced for some reason. "Hmm."
"What is 'hmm' supposed to mean?" she retorted, clearly offended by whatever he was implying.
Eret shook his head. "Nothing."
He then threw the axe back to her and ventured on towards the Great Hall.
What Astrid did not know was that Eret had decided that he should thank her and Hiccup by giving them an engagement present.
First he needed to find Ruffnut and he definitely wasn't looking forward to that.
Eret ships Hiccstrid!
Requested by a friend of mine.