This ones kinda filler, but also still important to Hiccup's character :)
Entry 51
After that… revelation… I've been more determined than ever to build my Night Fury trap. An almost insatiable hatred for the monsters that ruined my family has filled my insides, and I won't stop until I have its head mounted on our wall.
I think my prototype is coming along well. I've even created my own design for the bolas I want it to utilize. More rope, more rocks, ergo more effective. I think I'm going to need all the effectiveness I can get when it's a Night Fury I'm going after…
Speaking of which… we haven't had a raid in a while. My dad said that Night Fury sightings are indicative of more persistent raids, but there hasn't been one since. And now, it's nearing February… it really has me worried. It almost feels like the dragons are purposefully waiting to attack. I mean, of course, there's the occasional lone dragon that comes and tries to steal, but there hasn't been a flock in months. It makes me wonder if they're waiting for the right moment, for us to let our guard down, and then they'll strike. We really, really can't afford that. Our livestock is pretty much all we have left right now… my dad doesn't know, but I overheard him mentioning to Spitelout that the crop reserves are just about used up. If those dragons come and take what they usually do… we might not all make it through the rest of winter.
Yet another reason to finish this project. After all, Night Furies aren't the only dragon it can catch… even if they are its main target. Honestly, I'm not even as preoccupied with impressing my father right now; I really don't want people to die…
But impressing my father is certainly a bonus.
I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I need an actual raid if I want to truly test out my prototype, but I also don't want one to occur if it has such dire consequences. Either way it goes, I just want to do something good for the village. And for my dad.
...And for the memory of my mother.
Until next time…
-H
I tried to make his personality a bit conflicting, with wanting to kill a Night Fury and be ruthless and all that, but still being HICCUP (a genuinely good person who wants good for others). Almost like he's trying to convince himself that killing is justified. Hope it came through haha
