Savage and the other man leading the boys, shoved them once again making them stumble slightly down the gangplank.
Once the two were in front of Alvin and Maldrigard, they were forced to their knees. Maldrigard slowly stepped up to the two, chuckling menacingly.
"Hello runts." He growled. "According to Viking laws, the two of you should be sentenced to death for assault on your master and robbery." Maldrigard said, his menacing grin now gone. Hiccup looked sternly at the man.
"Yes we would be. If it weren't for the law of execution to a slave was banned making it illegal." Hiccup said. Maldrigard growled low but let a cynical grin form on his lips.
"Well, Someone been studying their politics." He hissed obviously annoyed. His smirk formed yet again before he spoke again. "But there is no law about owning a slave now is there?" The man said, his wicked grin stretching over his face showing off his rotten and yellowed teeth.
"No there isn't." Maldrigard chuckled darkly at the reply before grabbing the hilt of his sword ready to unsheathe it from it's place on his belt. Before he could pull it out even half way, Hiccup's voice interrupted him. "But it is illegal to buy a slave off of illegal slave traders, which you have been doing for years." Maldrigard growled angrily at Hiccup. "But it's not too bad of a punishment, that is, it wouldn't be if you hadn't bought runts off of an illegal slave trader. Which is also illegal." Hiccup stated.
"Hiccup please stop." Fin whispered just loud enough for Hiccup to hear.
By now Maldrigard had his jaw clenched shut in anger as he stared down at Hiccup with a fiery glare. "I really don't like you, boy." He growled through clenched teeth.
'You're not the first to sat the.' Hiccup thought to himself. Hiccup knew when enough was enough. Luck for him he wasn't kidnapped with Snotlout or the twins. They don't exactly have a clear idea of when enough is enough. Hiccup knows that now that him and Fin aren't Maldrigards slaves anymore doesn't mean him or Alvin couldn't or wouldn't kill them right there.
Maldrigard crossed his arms as he thought. His original plan was to either take them back into custody as slaves or if they refused, to go to more drastic measures. However, Maldrigard found out the boy was smart after his last encounter with him, and Alvin had told him just how clever the boy was while they were trapped. Maldrigard knew runts were smarter than most people but he didn't buy runts as slaves for their brains. He bought them because they were weak and couldn't defend themselves. But now, he was sure the boy would be expecting an attack and he would no doubt use his wits to refuse enslavement again. And no doubt defend his friend as well who now that Maldrigard thought about it, was surprisingly silent.
Alvin gently nudged Maldrigard to get his attention. Once the former slave owner turned to Alvin, Alvin turned them away from, the boys to speak with Maldrigard.
Hiccup looked to Fin who was beside him. The boy was looking at the ground, a look of something close to fear in his eyes. "Fin?" Hiccup said softly trying to get his friends attention. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Hiccup," Fin whispered before looking at the boy, "I can't become a slave again. Not to this man. Not after what we did." Fin said.
"Whoa come on. Where did that confident, no non-sense Fin go? We won't become slaves again." Hiccup said.
"How can you be so confident? Even now after what happened with your dragon." Fin said. Hiccup looked to the ground remembering that horrible moment he lost his friend.
"We can't give up hope, Fin." Hiccup said. Maldrigard then returned to stand in front of the boys.
"I've decided to be a kind man and allow you two choices." Maldrigard said. "The first is that you come back to my island and return to me as my slaves." Fin tensed at the thought.
"And the other?" Hiccup asked.
"You are branded as the slaves of Alvin."
Hiccup's eyes went wide. Alvin grew a wide, malicious grin. He will finally get his dragons trained.