"Astrid! Slow down!" Hiccup shouted over the wind towards Astrid. Her and Stormfly shot over the treetops, either not hearing, or not listening to Hiccups cries. He could hear her sobbing, carried on the warm drafts. Tear streamed from her face, making her ice blue eyes glisten.
Finally, Astrid lighted down. She had chosen the highest point on berk. Toothless strained against the wind and lighted down shortly after. However, by the time Hiccup reaches Astrid, the tears were gone from her eyes.
"Astrid, what happened?" Hiccup asked with concern lacing his voice.
"It's nothing..."
"Astrid, look at me. You know you can tell me anything. Right?"
"I..." her voice wavered, threatening to break once more. "I know... it's just, I didn't have a plan... I walked in totally unprepared. Careless. I can't work my way out of this one Hiccup... I'm... I'm stuck..."
"Stuck with what?" Hiccup asks with a sneaking suspicion.
"I'm betrothed, Hiccup..." And she breaks. Talking through her tears, Astrid tries to explain. "H-he was there when I got home... th-they had an offer m-my father and I couldn't refuse... Hiccup, they're going to give land back to the village..."
"Who, Astrid." Hiccup asked.
"Colden. I'm so sorry Hiccup." Hiccup pulled Astrid close to his chest, trying to calm her down.
"It's not your fault Astrid, your doing what you need to do for the village."
"But what about us? What about our plans Hiccup? Our future? It's all gone. And it's all his fault." Her body convulsed in sobs as she and hiccup sunk to the ground.
"It's ok Astrid. You will always have me backing you up. There will always be a Hiccup and Astrid."