Chapter 8: The Fight

This had to be most awkward thing Cami had ever done.

She didn't know what to do, Hiccup was staring at her, and Stoick was completely silent for once. What was she supposed to say?

Snotlout was there too, with his wife and his son. The woman was shorter than Cami, and definitely shorter than her son, who towered over both his parents.

The woman spoke to her first. "Hello, Cami. My name is Minden."

The boy walked up to her and stuck his hand out. "My name is Allen." She shook hands with him.

"It's nice to meet you."

They all sat down for supper, and Astrid gave them bowls of stew. Cami didn't expected her first bite to taste so bad.

Ok, so that might be rude, but Cami had not expected it to be so salty. Or so burnt. Cami tried to eat as much as possible, but could only take a few bites. She glanced at Stoick, who sat beside her, and he winked at her. She noticed that he didn't eat much either.

"So Cami, do you like what you've seen of Berk so far?" Hiccup asked, trying to start a conversation.

Cami shifted in her seat slightly and answered, "Berk is wonderful and so are the people in it. I am very grateful that you all have helped me so much."

"You talk about dragon hunters and trappers. We should go to check it out," Snotlout suggested.

"That would most likely be the best course of action," Hiccup said.

Cami shook her head. "No. It's too dangerous. The dragon hunters talked about Berk all the time. And they would do anything to capture a Night Fury. You'll be dead in five minutes."

Hiccup leaned forwards and said, "Before I became Chief, we fought dragon riders constantly. And won!"

"How long ago was that? These dragon hunters have changed. They have better ways to get a dragon out of the sky, better ways to hold them. Think of how much Berk has changed. We would have no chance in an air battle," Cami countered. They had no idea what they were up against.

"We can fight them! You just said we've changed too," Allen spoke up from beside Stoick. "How can you know how skilled Berk is in the sky? You haven't even been here a week!"

Cami leaned forward to see him better. "It's true I don't know how skilled Berk is in the sky, but I know how skilled the dragon trappers are! Do you really believe that they haven't been attacked before?" That statement made the whole table silent. They all stared at her, trying to comprehend what she had said.

Hiccup cleared his throat. "Who has attacked the dragon hunters already?"

Cami glared at him but said, "The Berserker Tribe. Women with baby dragons on their backs. Groups of riders with Natters and many more tribes. All have tried to fight and failed."

When Cami mentioned the Wing Maidens, Minden gasped. Were they all ok?

Hiccup couldn't believe what she was saying. Heather and Dagur? The Wing Maidens? How did they know about this port and Berk didn't? Before he could ask any questions, Cami stood up and walked to the door.

"Thank you for supper, but I need to get going." She walked out the door and shut the door behind her, leaving everyone inside stunned.

What has Cami gotten into? :)

I haven't seen any stories with Minden in it, so I just had to put her in here! Thanks for reading and leave a review!