Soul of a Dragon Chapter 4
"speaking"- human language
"speaking"- dragonese
thinking- human thoughts
thinking- dragon thoughts
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Feeding Hiccup proved to be a problem, Cloudjumper was aware that human hatchling's feed differently than dragon hatchlings. He had seen them take their nourishment from their mother just like other animals do with their young. On the other hand, dragon hatchlings got their nourishment from the fish their mothers chewed for them, the saliva made it easier for the food to be swallowed and digested.
That was when Cloudjumper knew that he would require the assistance of an animal still nursing their young. For this task he would have to venture out into the world once again in order to Hiccup to get the proper food he needed to survive.
Toothless… who will watch him? He's not old enough to fly yet or be left on his own obviously.
Cloudjumper pondered what to do in this situation while watching Toothless try to catch a bug that was zooming over his head. Hiccup just laughed in amusement as he watched his brother act silly. He couldn't help but let out a chuckle too. Just then Cloudjumper heard the rustling of vegetation; he instinctively wrapped his tail around his sons protectively and let out a low growl.
"Don't you growl at me Cloudjumper," a familiar voice called out to him. "I'm not going to hurt your sons."
"Clawdia," Cloudjumper said. "You have my apologizes."
The Raincutter named Clawdia made herself known as she exited from the vegetation. She made her way to Cloudjumper and the boys. She gave Hiccup and Toothless a quick kind glance before settling down next to Cloudjumper.
"I accept you apology old friend," she stated. "Though I don't recall you ever being on high alert like this before."
"Must be these boys of mine. They make the father come out of me; it's funny seeing as how I never thought I had such a side."
Both of them started to laugh at that statement, it was true though. Hiccup and Toothless brought out another side of Cloudjumper. A kind, gentle and loving side that shocked some of the dragons that occupied the same home. The King couldn't have been prouder at this new deposition that overcome Cloudjumper.
Hiccup's stomach let out a growl; the dragon friends stopped laughing and turned their attention to the noise. It happened again and Hiccup started to fuss a little. Toothless stopped trying to catch the bug and quickly made his way toward his brother. It broke his hatchling heart to hear is brother suffering from sorrow. He licked his brother's salty tears and nuzzled his face with his face with Hiccup's. Hiccup settled down a bit but his stomach was still making those sounds.
"Oh that's right. I remember what I was thinking about before you came here Clawdia," Cloudjumper sighed. "Hiccup's hungry but I can't feed him the way I feed Toothless, I have to find an animal that is still nursing. But I can't leave Toothless by himself."
"Human hatchlings are such interesting creatures, they have different needs," Clawdia replied.
"Indeed," Cloudjumper said when suddenly an idea pooped into his head. "That's it!"
"What's it?" Clawdia gasped out of shock from Cloudjumper's excitement.
"I apologize for startling you Clawdia but if you don't mind I have a favor to ask you."
"Once again I accept your apology, what is this favor?"
"Will you look after Toothless while I'm out with Hiccup?" Cloudjumper announced his idea. "I trust you my friend with the safety of Toothless. This will have to become a regular errand until Hiccup's teeth start growing in."
"Cloudjumper… dear friend," Clawdia started. "Of course I will do you this favor, anything for you and your sons."
"Thank you Clawdia. Thank you so much," Cloudjumper bowed in appreciation then turned to his sons. "Toothless, come over here son."
Toothless started nuzzling Hiccup and picked his head up to face his father; he heard his name being called. He reluctantly left his brother's side, he walked to his father and his father's friend he had come to known as Clawdia.
"Toothless as you know Hiccup's stomach is making those noises because he is hungry. However, since he is a human hatchling I have to feed him differently than how I feed you. So I have to leave the sanctuary for a little bit with Hiccup but I want you to stay here with Clawdia while I'm out."
Toothless let out a cry of distress, he didn't want to be separated from his father and brother! He wanted to stay with them. Cloudjumper noticed his distress and leaned his snout next to Toothless's face while wrapping his wings around the young dragon. He affectionately gave him a cuddle.
"There, there Toothless. It's alright I'm coming back and Hiccup will too; I promise it won't take long," he assured. "Don't worry I'm not going to leave you alone like you were before."
Toothless let out another cry and cuddled closer to his father, at least his father was aware of why he didn't want them to leave. Yes he knew he would have someone there for him but it was Cloudjumper or Hiccup.
"Listen I need you to be a brave dragon while your brother and I are out. If you promise to be on your best behavior for Clawdia I promise I'll pick up a nice Icelandic cod just for you before we come home."
Toothless's ears perked up once he heard the name of that delicious treat. He stopped letting out a cry and instead began to purr. He was agreeing to what Cloudjumper had promised him in return for good behavior.
"Good boy Toothless," Cloudjumper said with pride then turned to Clawdia. "I leave him in your care my friend."
"Don't worry he's in good wings."
With that Cloudjumper nodded and picked up Hiccup from his fur blanket. He made his way to the exit while looking behind him one last time to see Toothless beginning to play with Clawdia. He spread his wings out and stretched his whole body before taking off into the sky. Hiccup started giggling once they were up in the air, this time he opened his arms out and mimicked his father's actions for flying. Cloudjumper headed for a farm that carried many animals on land that he had become familiar with over the years.
It took an hour or so before he reached the farm, thankfully there were no humans in sight and the animals were out and about. He spotted his target: a mother goat. The goat was nursing her young while grazing on the green grass. Cloudjumper carefully snuck up on the goat before placing Hiccup underneath her. Either she didn't notice or she simply didn't care since he had no reaction what so ever to another mouth being latched onto her.
Cloudjumper watched as Hiccup suckled the goat's milk, he used his little hands to squeeze more of the milk into his mouth. Once Hiccup started to slow down Cloudjumper knew he was becoming full. After a few more minutes Hiccup let go of the goat and Cloudjumper quickly made his escape with his son in his mouth.
Before they went home Cloudjumper went to fulfill his promise to Toothless by collecting an Icelandic cod with his claws. The ride home seemed to go by fast since before he knew it they were already at the Dragon Sanctuary. Cloudjumper landed and went to his nest while bowing his head to the friends who greeted him. At the nest he saw Toothless climbing on Clawdia's stomach while Clawdia just laid there calmly, she seemed to be enjoying the fun the little dragon was having. Cloudjumper cleared his throat to alert them both of their return. Toothless immediately went to greet them, especially Hiccup since he was no longer suffering from hunger.
"See Toothless your father and brother are alright," Clawdia stood up. "And look your father brought back your prize for being such a good dragon."
Toothless bounced with excitement, his father handed him his prize while placing Hiccup down.
"Thank you once again Clawdia," Cloudjumper said as he laid down. "As I said before this will have to be a regular routine."
"No worries Cloudjumper I'm glad to help, I'll be here whenever you are in need of assistance. But Cloudjumper why didn't you just bring back the animal to the sanctuary? It would have been easier on Toothless and Hiccup."
"I've thought about that but I don't want to take something like that into a place like this. It would be troublesome keeping all the other dragons away from them seeing as how they're food. Even if I got the King's permission for such a task I have a feeling that the animals will just cause trouble anyway. After all they would be staying in a place that's new to them for a long period of time, not to mention it's full of the 'beasts' that regulatory make prey out of them."
Clawdia just nodded her head then let out a yawn to show her exhaustion.
"Well it's getting late, I'll be returning to my nest now. Goodnight Cloudjumper."
"Goodnight Clawdia," Cloudjumper bumped snouts with her then she turned her attention to the hatchlings.
"Goodnight little ones," she nuzzled both of their heads before taking her leave.
Toothless began to partake in his treat while wrapping his tail around his brother. This was a crazy day for Cloudjumper but it was worthwhile to see both of his sons happy and content. That was his prize.
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I updated this chapter to include why Cloudjumper didn't just bring back the goat to the sanctuary. Sorry if I didn't make it clear before. *bows head in apology*
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