Chapter Three
Hiccup pov
Morning came with the early morning sun hitting my face and last night playing in my head. First day of dragon training. Great something to look forward to. At least my sarcasm hasn't abandoned me. Getting up to have something to eat was the first thing on my agenda so I got dressed for the day and went to the hall. Finding food and somewhere to sit was easy as the hall was nearly empty. Nearly all the men were with my dad looking for the dragon nest. Once I finished my small meal I realised I had to head to training. "Let's get this over with."
"No going back now." Ashton mumbled as I passed him. As if you could turn back once you become a recruit. The only way out was if you died. With my luck it would be the case today.
Once training was over Gobber left us to our own thing so I headed back out to the woods with my journal and a plan. Taking the same route to the clearing as last night I stopped to look around but couldn't see the dragon. " Of course not you idiot he will have flown away." A shimmer caught my eye a little ahead of me making me head towards it. Bending down there were black scales lying on the ground as if they fell off when he hit the tree meaning he was just up ahead. And he was obviously injured with the scales falling off. Meaning I was heading towards danger and I was unarmed. Turning towards the way the dragon went I carried on with my search hoping I was safe enough. Once at the edge of where I could be safe the dragon went past me but he crashed into the cove. He was trapped and was frantic. Once settled I took the charcoal out of my pocket and drew him. That's when I realised exactly what I had done. This was my fault and I felt really guilty for trapping him on Berk where he was defenseless and alone. Heading back home I thought about how the dragon would be feeling and wondering if there was something I could do but I was worn out.