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Entry 84

THAT'S IT. I'M DONE. I am officially abandoning Berk. Time to pack up.

I won Dragon Training. I wasn't even trying to! I WANTED Astrid to beat me. But, before I knew what I was doing, the dragon was on the ground at my feet, and Gothi declared me winner. Astrid looked like she wanted to murder me, and honestly I don't blame her. She's the shield maiden prodigy, and I'm supposed to be the screw up. When Training began, all bets were on her winning, not the runt.

Augh, I'm so torn. Even while my mind is screaming to get out of here, a little piece of me still doesn't want to leave. I feel like it's cowardly to just take an out like this, but I also don't see any chance of salvaging things. So, I'm just going to try and silence that dissenting voice...

No. I can't do it anymore. I am NOT going to kill a dragon for some stupid tradition. No, I'm going to get Toothless, and we're leaving. I don't know where we're going, just anywhere but here.

Gods, I never thought it would come to this. Straight up running away… but they've forced my hand. We'll make it on our own, somehow. Who knows, maybe I'll even be happier.

I need to get going. Dad's sure to come home any minute, and I want to be gone. I just hope Toothless will understand. Maybe he'll even be relieved, to finally get off this island once and for all.

Until next time…

-Hiccup the Deserter