As I'm marched down the center of the hall by my blonde captor, I look into the crowd. The twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut are bickering. The husky blonde one, Fishlegs, is documenting a dragon (I presume) in the Book of Dragons, while the shorter, obnoxious one, Snotlout, keeps trying to snatch it. Fishlegs holds it just out of reach.
That's how it is for me. Not only the book but my parents too are just out of my reach, and I came so close.
"Astrid!" Someone shouts behind me and I attempt to swivel my head around to look, but the axe presses harder against my back. I keep walking, but the person who shouted caught up.
I make another attempt to look and this time I'm successful. I learn two things. One; The person who shouted was Hiccup, and Two; My blonde escort's name is Astrid. Since she doesn't let me go or walk away, I literally can't help but overhear their conversation;
"Hiccup, what are you doing?"
"Astrid, what are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?"
"Astrid, she's innocent."
"No, she isn't Hiccup."
"Really? How do you know?"
"I caught her spying."
"You knew? And decided to tell no one?"
"Well, lets see what your dad says."
"He's not coming."
"Why not?"
"Because, it's a waste of his time."
This is when I break into their not so private conversation. "So, I can go now?" I don't really wait for a response. I begin to walk back the way I came, this time with no escort. It feels so good to be free that I walk back to where Astrid and Hiccup stand. I lean in close to Astrid and whisper "Nice try." Then I turn back around and walk out the tall, wooden doors to my freedom.