The mead hall's door swung open and in a flash toothless was beside hiccup, trying to comfort him with groans and nudges. 'Its okay bud, were only talking.' said hiccup trying to sound as if nothing was wrong. Letting Toothless rest his head on his hands. The scout that opened the door came forth and said 'Sir, on my usual rout I saw a village on fire.'
'Are there survivors?' asked hiccup taking one step forward.
'I don't know and there is one more thing…it's…'
'What is it?'
'The scorch lets me believe that it was caused dragon fire.'
'Dragon fire?' hiccup glanced at toothless and back at the messenger. 'But Dragons don't do that anymore.'
'I know dragon fire when I see it. I am sorry hiccup, but it's true.
'Toothless and I will go and investigate this rumour' Hiccup looked at the messenger 'and determine if it is true or not.
Toothless could sence that this was not going to be another calm happy flight as hiccup packed a few extra canisters of hideous zippelback gas.
'That is the last of it' said hiccup as he mounted toothless
'I'm not going to let anything happen to you, bud' promised hiccup
They were a bought to take flight when Astrid stopped them.
'Hiccup, stop I'm coming with'
'No, I need you to stay with the villagers and reassure them.'
'Hiccup wait, what if everything is true, what if dragons really attacked that village?'
'Then Toothless and I will take care of it, besides what's the worst that could happen?' Said hiccup as they took to the skies.
'That's what I'm afraid of' Said Astrid.'