While running away from home to avoid her upcoming betrothal Merida comes across a fair amount of trouble. Injured and unconscious after being thrown from a startled Angus, she is found by a young boy by the name Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III.

In the dead of the night all slept peacefully in the Kingdom of Dunbroch. The servants giving into their exhaustion over the long day of preparations for the upcoming Highland Games. The royal family slept soundly, awaiting the suns arrival and the guests the day would bring. All but one that is. Unbeknownst to those lying asleep, one person was very much awake. Not just anyone person but the princess herself.

Pacing the floor muttering angrily to herself, she gathered things from about her room. "Why would she-! ...There's no way I'm gowin' thru withe it! ...She doesn't ever consider-! Well I'm naut gonna wait about here while ma futures planned out for me!" she shoved various weapons and articles of clothing into a bundle as she conversed with herself. Finally she appeared to be done packing. "Well then that's about all of it. Shouldn't have to be gone long anyways, just long enough fur mum to forget about this marriage nonsense", she muttered as she made her way silently out the door.

Creeping down the corridors and past a sleeping guard she managed to make her way to the kitchen and pilfered some foods and cooking supplies for her trip. While breaking into the castle Dunbroch was a nearly impossible feat, sneaking out was fairly easy, especially for Merida who had done so numerous times. Knowing which guards would be slacking and which stood alert throughout their shifts was a big help. First heading to the stable, she silently saddled her mount, Angus, and walked him out past the front gate. She waited quietly for the guard making his rounds to pass before slipping through. Hurrying over the bridge and into the forest before mounting Angus and riding out at a break neck pace, trying to put as much distance between her and the castle as possible, knowing a search party would be close behind when the sun arose.

hi everybody, this is my first fanfiction but i really like the ship and thought i'd give this idea i had a try. also i'm not really sure how to write merida's accent but i tried, so any spelling errors in the areas with quotation marks around it is intentional. feel free to r&r!