Chapter 2
Frost: Can you believe that I wrote this chapter in 22 minutes right after I posted the first chapter?
Merlin: That is very impressive
Arthur: How come I'm not in this chapter?
Frost: Because your not so shut your mouth and SIT DOWN!
Arthur: *Gulp* Yes mam
Merlin: You must teach me how to do that
Frost: All in good time my young pupil, for now on with the show!
Merlin: Frost doesn't own us, we belong to BBC and Dream Works
Arthur: Please review and have a nice Frost free day
Frost: I heard that!
Inside the great hall a meeting was taking place. Uther stood at the head of the table with a map spread out in front of him while the Vikings around him muttered and watched their great leader intently.
"Either we finish them or they'll finish us! It's the only way we'll be rid of them! If we find the nest and destroy it, the Dragons will leave. They'll find another home!" Uther told them while driving a dagger into the map where the dragon's nest was meant to be, "One more search, before the ice sets in"
"Those ships never come back!" a Viking said from the crowd making many murmur in agreement.
"We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard. Now who's with me?" Uther yelled out only for many Vikings to turn away and scuff their feet on the floor obviously not wanting to go along on the trip.
"Today's not good for me" someone muttered.
"I've gotta do my axe returns" said another making Uther scowl and stand up straighter.
"Alright. Those who stay will look after Arthur" he called. This had a great affect for all the Vikings raised their hands now egger to join their chief.
"To the ships!"
"I'm with you Uther"
"That's more like it" Uther smiled as they all started to leave the hall leaving just him and Gaius alone.
"I'll pack my undies" the aged man said while putting his drink down and whipping his mouth on the back of his sleeve.
"No, I need you to stay and train some new recruits" Uther informed him making Gaius give a small barking laugh.
"Oh, perfect. And while I'm busy, Arthur can cover the stall. Molten steel, razor sharp blades, lots of time to himself... what could possibly go wrong?"
"What am I going to do with him Gaius?" the chief sighed making his long-time friend turn serious and face him.
"Put him in training with the others" he told the father even though he knew the man would reject the idea straight away, he needed Uther see reason here.
"No, I'm serious"
"So am I"
"He'd be killed before you let the first Dragon out of its cage" Uther snapped as he started to pace back and forth.
"Oh, you don't know that" Gaius said thinking his friend was just being slightly dramatic.
"I do know that, actually"
"No, you don't"
"No, actually I do"
"No you don't!" Gaius yelled feeling his patience finally wearing thin.
"Listen! You know what he's like. From the time he could crawl he's been... different. He doesn't listen. Has the attention span of a sparrow. I take him fishing and he goes hunting for... for trolls!" Uther cried in exasperation.
"Trolls exist! They steal your socks. But only the left ones. What's with that?" Gaius yelled only to gain a confused expression near the end making Uther sigh.
"When I was a boy..."
"Oh here we go" the elderly man sighed obviously having heard this story many times before.
"My father told me to bang my head against a rock and I did it. I thought it was crazy, but I didn't question him. And you know what happened?"
"You got a headache"
"That rock split in two. It taught me what a Viking could do, Gaius. He could crush mountains, level forests, tame seas! Even as a boy, I knew what I was, what I had to become. Arthur is not that boy" Uther said looking at his friend and hoping he understood what he was trying to say.
"You can't stop him, Uther. You can only prepare him. Look, I know it seems hopeless. But the truth is you won't always be around to protect him. He's going to get out there again. He's probably out there now" Gaius said making Uther gain a look of thought as he turned over Gaius's words in his head and quickly came to a conclusion on what he must do.
Frost: How was that?
Arthur: Boring, can we see more of me now?
Frost: You want me to call Toothless in here?
Arthur: NO! I'LL BE GOOD!
Merlin: You have him well trained
Frost: Should call this story how to train your Arthur instead
Arthur: You are both evil
Merlin: Oh well, we can't all be perfect
Frost: Too right
Merlin: Please review and see you all next time