Yay, I'm glad to hear so many of you liked the last chapter! That makes me feel immensely happy :D

Anyway, enjoy a little buffet chapter :)


Entry 62

This is bad. This is very bad. My dad has put me in Dragon Training.

Dragon Training is sort of a rite of passage on Berk. When kids get to a certain age, they get to enroll, to learn all the best techniques for dragon killing and become true members of the village. They get to battle real life dragons, captured in various raids, and at the end, the best fighter gets to kill a dragon in front of the whole tribe.

I knew my generation's time was coming up, but I thought for sure I'd be left out. With my reputation, surely it'd be stupid to let me participate… Yet my dad confronted me when I got home tonight and said I start in the morning.

And now, he's gone. Off on another search for that elusive nest, giving me not even a chance to argue.

This is just fantastic. I learn that I can't kill dragons in the morning and by night, I'm told I have to. I really, really don't want to go… but it's Gobber who teaches the class; I have no choice. I wonder if there's a way I can make it look like I'm participating without ever actually doing anything.

Man, why didn't I just speak first? I was about to tell my dad I can't kill dragons. I DID tell him, after he spilled the news (and an axe) onto me. But it was like he couldn't even hear me… So, I just accepted his deal. I always just accept his deals…

At least I know one thing: I'm not going to win Dragon Training. I bet that'll go to Astrid… and by all means, I'll let her have it. I can't even imagine what I'd do if I was the one chosen for the public kill…

Until next time…

-H


Hehehehe... I like making these ironic statements