She was meant to be the price for peace; her life in exchange for the Dragon Master's mercy. Her captor wasn't supposed to be a ghost from her past, and she wasn't supposed to become his ally...or his lover. And when news spreads of a blonde-haired girl at the Dragon Master's side, there will be repercussions for dragons and Vikings alike. AU. hiccstrid. multichap

The Red Death is defeated, and Berk is at peace. However, a new evil lurks in the archipelago, one that threatens all life on earth. Hiccup and Toothless mysteriously vanish, and Berk is caught up in a terrible war that lasts for years. All seems lost, but a man returns on the back of a Night Fury, with a black mask and a flaming sword. Rated T for violence and mild adult themes.

She finds him in the woods with an injured Night Fury. Feral and mysterious, the boy named Hiccup claims to be able to end the war that's raged between dragons and Vikings for centuries. Berk's been ravaged for years. She has no choice but to believe him. But that doesn't mean she has to trust him. Or fall for him.