"So Fenrir huh?"
It was the first either of them had spoken since the sudden take off, Fenrir was too busy enjoying the sense of freedom that no words can describe when on a dragon and said dragon had no problem showing him just how free they were, of course Fenrir wasn't very willing at first but after the Nadder spun and flipped a few times, knocking Fenrir off each time she did and catching him right away, he stopped trying to hold on and enjoyed the adrenaline, falling towards Midgard one moment then ascending to Asgard the next was unbelievable and addicting but of course, both Nadder and boy eventually quieted down after they got it out of their systems, though it did take a few hours.
"Uh well...ya...it just kind of...came out. Not what I would have gone with but I was just so...angry."
"What do you mean? You make it sound like you just came up with the name in the spur of the moment."
The two Deadly Nadders were flying wing tip to wing tip as their riders spoke, gently enjoying the breeze and setting sun.
"Well...if you want the truth...I didn't have one."
"WHAT!? Who doesn't have a name!?"
"A slave."
It was quiet again, Amelia knew very well what that meant he had been through and judging by the way he had all but whispered his confession then he couldn't have been free very long...maybe for as long as he has been on Berk.
"Back home, where I am from every one worships the gods, same ones as vikings but well there is one slight difference...the slaves we...well we hate the gods."
Amelia was taken back, who could possibly hate the gods they rarely interact with any one at all for what purpose could they have to...then she got it, they don't interfere.
"There is just no way any one deserves to be treated like that, if there were any reason for the gods to interfere then they those blasted islands should be it!"
Tears were running down Fenrir's face but he didn't care, everything he has kept bottled up was about to explode, it took everything in him not to break, he just didn't have enough strength to stop the tears.
"I have seen...seen so many people treated so poorly, killed simply for being late by a minute or two, too slow or old..it just...wasn't right."
"So...if not the gods, who did you pray to?"
Amelia was nervous at best, she could see Fenrir was in a lot of pain but he was still holding back, if this was just the surface she didn't know how much more there was and it frightened her, she heard all of the stories about how her father was treated before he defeated the Red Death and she knew that even if some one seemed fine on the surface they could be in a lot of pain on the inside and this boy across from her hadn't broken yet, he still wore his mask, even if it couldn't hide his tears.
"Well that's the funny thing actually, we worship Fenrir."
If she wasn't surprised before she certainly was now, Fenrir was the eldest son of Loki, the god of mischief and destined to devour the sun and even Odin himself.
"Well more like look up to really, worship is a bit hard of a word."
With that Amelia relaxed a bit but continued to listen, she didn't want to miss this.
"Every one knows how the gods tricked Fenrir into his magical restraints taking Tyrs arm as payment well how we see it is even though he is so strong even he can be bound by chains but eventually he will break free and cast his revenge on those that bound him, we hope to do the same, to one day be free and take our revenge on those that enslaved us and when I got angry back there, well...that was the first thing to come to mind. Kind of stupid huh?"
She was speechless, what could she say? Fenrir's tears had stopped, he just sat up straight on the Nadder when he suddenly realized something so obvious he might as well have not noticed the sun.
"I know this Nadder."
The sudden exclamation took Amelia off guard, the awkward silence was suddenly filled with tension, but she didn't know why, after all she thought he had flown here on that very Deadly Nadder...right?
"Oh how could I forget! It's you isn't it? The same Nadder from three years ago."
The Deadly Nadder started bobbing its head excitingly, as if waiting for this moment but Amelia didn't say a word, they were in their own world now and she felt like it would be wrong to interrupt, Fenrir quickly leaned forward and hugged the Nadder he was riding in joy.
"I can't believe it! I am so happy to see you alive, I thought you were gone for good and...and"
It all made sense to him now, how he got to Berk, why there was apparently a dragon so fond of him, it was her all this time. As much as Amelia wanted to leave them be, it was nearly dark now.
"I am sorry to interrupt but we have to get back home, it is getting dark!"
"Oh of course! Lets go!"
The flight back to Berk was quick and after landing they quickly stopped by the chiefs house to grab some old cloths that Hiccup use to wear of which Valka gladly gave to the boy and walked them to the Great Hall where every one else was now. He sat beside Amelia at a table to the side of the hall with the other children who didn't dare speak, that was until Clara spoke up.
"So whats her name?"
"Sorry but who's name?"
"Your dragons duh!"
"oh"
He hadn't thought of that, the others had names for their dragons after all Astrid wanted them to introduce him to each of them before they ran err flew off. He thought for a little and eventually he picked what he thought was a perfect name.
"Yggdrasil."
"Like the world tree? Why would you name her that?"
Buck suddenly seemed like he was full of energy, though Fenrir was confused at first at his sudden change he just shrugged it off.
"Well I mean she has a beautiful forest green colour that any tree would be envious to have so I figured why not name her after the greatest tree of them all?"
Every one was quiet and no one would blame them after all, no one could possibly argue with that even if said Deadly Nadder enjoyed playing in the mud.
"Ok then, new question, why does she look like that? I mean, I have never seen a Deadly Nadder look like that it is like she wasn't born right."
Again Buck just couldn't contain himself and fortunately for Fenrir, this story was a happy one, at least to him.
"Well back on the island I am from dragons were...well they were enslaved and some children took care of them when they are small, one such child was me about three years ago and Yggdrasil was in fact born too early, guess she couldn't wait to get out."
"So what happened?"
To every ones surprise that was Spotlout but Fenrir didn't care, his anger left some time ago, taken by the winds in his first flight, of course he wasn't going to tell any of them the full truth, he wished he hadn't told Amelia about being a slave as is and the others don't need to know so they can treat him out of pity, we was free now and he will take care of himself.
"Well they were going to put her down so I told them I could make her the best dragon they ever seen, they didn't believe me of course so I asked them if they were too scared to be shown up, well they took the bait and I raised her for a few months, I couldn't go anywhere without her. We played in the mud all the time, especially on hot days, and I taught her as best I could even after I started...working in the forge."
Every one noticed the hesitation when he mentioned the forge but they passed it off as just missing home, every one except the adults who were secretly listening in and Amelia who knew of Fenrir's dark past.
"The crazy dragon even followed me in there to help me believe it or not, and she ended up doing just that, some of the best weapons I have ever made were with her help, she could melt the metal far faster then any fire the forge could make and even used her head as a hammer, not her snout obviously but the part of her crown just above her eyes, where her horns started, doing this for a few months I guess made her still soft body harden more then it would have originally by her skull and I guess that made the rest of her body think that was how hard her scales should be because before I knew it she was exceeding in the weekly tests."
"Well that is good, isn't it?"
Amelia couldn't keep the worry out of her voice, this was going somewhere and she wasn't sure if she wanted to hear it.
"Well...one day the owners of the hatchery, the place the dragon eggs hatched and were raised, said that I was holding the dragon back and they could do a better job and told me to stop coming while locking her up, my ma...teacher kept me up to date on the dragon and it turns out that it got depressed and wasn't being treated well enough for its lack of motivation, when they decided to put it down I broke in and released her, after that I was punished but it was worth it to save the dragons life,"
"...well that was unexpected, hey Buck you alright?"
"Ya, I am fine Spot, that was just so...sad."
"How come you didn't notice it was the same dragon right away then?"
"Well uh Clara, when she was a hatchling she was this vile green colour and she really didn't look too good physically, she only started to look somewhat like a normal Nadder after helping me in the forge which, like I said, I guess hardened and shaped her skull and scales."
As if waiting for her cue Yggdrasil walked up behind Fenrir and nudge him from behind for attention, which he gladly gave, giving her a quick scratch behind her crown of horns that shawn an emerald green light off the fire light.
"So what are you going to do now?"
Every one was surprised to see the chief standing by the table, completely unnoticed, it was then that Fenrir noticed that the large black rock from earlier was behind him...moving. At a closerinspection he noticed it wasn't a rock but a dragon that he has never seen before, a Night Fury.
Toothless growled lightly at Fenrir, Hiccup couldn't understand why but he was unnerved by the boy and one thing he was sure about was it wasn't because of the boys odd eyes, but he just couldn't figure it out.
"What do you mean dad? He is staying with Uncle Fishlegs right?"
"Well honey that is up to him."
Hiccup motioned his head towards Fenrir and every one was quiet, waiting for his response, Fenrir hadn't really thought much about it but he was sure about one thing, like the boy that once wore the same green tunic he is borrowing right now, he needs to find himself before he can do anything.
"I would like to go on an adventure."
Every ones jaws dropped, well every one except for Hiccup's.
"Well i happen to have been planning a little adventure of my own but as chief I don't seem to have enough time, which is a shame since I already gathered all the provisions and even made a new saddle for Stormfly so Astrid can join me, it would be a shame for it to go to waste, that is, unless you would like them."
Hiccups voice was lined with more sarcasm and humour then Fenrir thought was possible and although he would normally question such a persons motive, and colourfully curse at his hate of sarcasm, he couldn't help but smile at the possibility nor could Yggdrasil hold back her excitement as she pranced around Fenrir.
"We would be more then happy to help you out...Chief."
*Authers Note*
Well I ended up getting really into this and made two chapters and since I hate sitting on chapters here it is! I hope this explains why I have chosen Fenrir as my main characters name, I also named his Deadly Nadder so that will be all my OC...or is it? Feel free to leave a review with any suggestions and I will be more then happy to explain something you don't understand or expand on in later chapters.
