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"I want a dragon!" Hosaf complained.

"You can't have one yet, you're only eight." Lidyah explained patiently.

"But I still want one! I want a Night Fury, like Hiccup!"

"Hosaf, you know there's only one of those."
"Then I want a Whispering Death!"

"Let me get back to you on that." Lidyah sighed as she pulled a bag onto her shoulder. "I'll be back in a couple days. There's food in the closet. See ya!" Lidyah marched out the door, ignoring Hosaf's complaints. She walked straight to the docks and got in a small boat. She rigged up the sail and sailed off.

Lidyah squinted at her compass, then her map in the fading light. She had sailed all afternoon and the sun was going down. She lit a candle in the middle of the boat and traced the letters on the sketched map. "Changewing Island…" she muttered, turning to the looming shape in front of her. Since the wind had died down, she lowered the sail and began to row towards the island. As she got closer, she saw dozens of blinking multicolored lights in the trees. Changewing eggs. She thought. She rowed onto the beach and pulled the boat a little ways onto the sand, so it wouldn't drift away while she slept. She pitched a tent made of yak hide and fell asleep.

The next morning, Lidyah woke up to faint growls. Alarmed, she poked her head out of her tent, but the sound was only some Terrible Terrors scrapping on the beach. As she stretched and searched through her bag for breakfast, she noticed that one nest, not very far from her tent, hadn't been moved at all, although all of the others had. She got a little closer and saw one shining egg in the center of the nest. It was all alone. She walked back to her tent, not wanting to seem threatening if the mother was nearby. She walked through the forest later in the day, trying to find a Changewing to train, but they were hidden well. When she came back to her beach, she saw that the egg still hadn't been moved. "Maybe the mother is gone… killed or captured." Lidyah said to herself. She decided to wait another day or two before jumping to any conclusions, though, because she didn't want to take an egg from its mother. Changewings are very picky about that sort of thing.

The next day, as the egg still hadn't been moved, Lidyah decided to take the chance and took the egg. She nestled it in a blanket inside her bag and set off, back towards Berk. As she glided along, she stared at the egg. What makes it glow like this? She wondered. As she pondered this, the egg suddenly jumped. "Wah!" Lidyah said out loud, almost dropping the egg. "It must be hatching!" she whispered in awe. As if proving her right, a long crack split the egg in half, and a tiny, ice-blue Changewing tumbled out. Remembering from the Dragon Manuel that newly-hatched Changewings can spray acid, Lidyah very gently picked it up, hoping it wouldn't attack her. Fortunately, the dragon sat quietly in her hand, watching her calmly. Lidyah smiled and stroked it gently. "I've never seen a blue Changewing before." She murmured. "You're very special." The dragon continued staring at her. "I'm Lidyah, your new mistress. And friend."

"You brought back a BABY dragon?" Hosaf squealed.

"I sure did." Lidyah gently set the dragon in a basket lined with fleece.

"What's his name?" Hosaf asked curiously.

"Actually it's a "her"." Lidyah corrected him. "And I'm not sure. What do you think?"

"Icy-Blue-Changewing?" Hosaf suggested.

"Ha-ha-ha, no." Lidyah grinned.

"Venom?"

"How about something blue-themed?"

"Um… Icey?"

"It's a Changewing. It doesn't shoot ice."

"Ooh! I know! How about…" Hosaf spun around dramatically. "…Shard?"

"Shard…" Lidyah stroked the tiny dragon's back gently. "That's actually a good one."
"Of course it is! I'm the amazing Hosaf!" Hosaf struck a pose. Lidyah giggled.

"Sure. Anyway, tomorrow I'm taking her to Hiccup for some tips on training her. Do you want to come along?"

"Are you kidding? You're not leaving me behind again!" Hosaf plopped down next to her and stared at Shard. "She's cute. Maybe when I get older I can get a Changewing."

"Maybe." Lidyah nodded vaguely. "It's time for bed," She told him, standing up. "for all of us."

"Okay. Can Shard sleep in my room?" He asked hopefully. Lidyah smirked.

"No, she's sleeping in my room."

"Aww!" Hosaf looked disappointed.

"We sleep in the same room! Remember?"
"Oh yeah!" Hosaf perked up and bounced up the stairs to their room. Lidyah smiled and followed, carrying the basket.