Hi Everybody, here is the next chapter, but before I start, I would just like to thank frivouloshumdinger for the review! I really appreciate the support! also, are my chapters too short? Any review is welcome, including constructive criticism but anyway, enough rambling on: here is chapter 2
Merlin woke up to a throbbing headache, a bucket of icy cold water and a crowd of Vikings pointing weapons at him. Needless to say, he did not remain sleepy for long. Just my luck, captured by Vikings he thought. Coughing some water out of his mouth, he tried to sit up, which was difficult with his hands tied together behind his back and a throbbing headache. The man beside him sighed and pulled him to his feet before standing him in front of the Viking horde. They were in a large, dimly lit hall, with the only outside light coming from a crack in the two large doors on the other side of the Vikings.A giant man stood on tone of the tables in front of Merlin, he was as big as Percival at least and had a large head of red hair which was full of braids and metal beads. Merlin was not sure whether his magic could defeat a whole army of vikings, so he waited for the interrogation to begin. Besides, he was curious as to why they had kidnapped him.
"What is your name boy?" asked the man in Norse. so they did not know he was Emrys. Good, but what did they want?
"Merlin"
"Where is Hiccup"
"Who is Hiccup?" the crowd of Vikings grumbled and snorted in disbelief.
"Hiccup is my son, the future chief of this land. He went missing while on a scouting mission."
Oh so that's why everybody looks so tense thought Merlin. And then why would anyone name their son Hiccup?
"Why were you in possession of Hiccup's shield?" asked the man again, still very calm for someone who's son was missing.
"I saw it in the woods, it had been left at the battle scene, I was intrigued so I examined it."
"you did not see the battle?"
The crowd was becoming restless, shuffling about and muttering. "no I did not" replied Merlin.
"I think we might have got the wrong person Stoick" whispered a man with a hammer for an arm and a peg leg to the chief.
"I agree Gobber" said Stoick quietly before shouting "RESUME THE SEARCH PATROLS! Gobber, you take care of the boy. " before storming out of the hall.
"Can I go back to Camelot now?" asked Merlin hopefully
Gobber sighed sadly "Sorry boy, Astrid said that you saw the twin's dragon, we can't let you leave to tell our potential enemies all our secrets can we!"
"what if I have secret of my own?" asked Merlin.
"like what boy?" He and Gobber were the only ones left in the hall now. "I doubt it will help your case anyway, unless you have a dragon of your own?" Gobber laughed at his own joke.
"How about this?" and with a flash of his eyes, his ropes fell off of his hands. Gobber's jaw went slack.
"You're a sorcerer?" Gobber stuttered on the word slightly, still disbelieving
"How do you think I knew how to speak Norse?"
"Sorry?"
"How do you think I learnt to speak Norse? and about that dragon thing, can we please go out side?"
Gobber nodded weakly before leading Merlin out of the giant doors. Outside, Merlin was momentarily frozen by the beautiful view, a golden sun wreathed in peach and purple clouds was setting over the village which was perched on the edge of a steep cliff. Past the cliff were the deep sapphire sea, parted only by elegantly carved pillars shaped like Vikings, watch fire lighting their mouths.
"Shut your mouth lad" said Gobber laughing at Merlin's expression "Now what were you going to show me?"
"I will need a large space" said Merlin
"The Dragon Training Academy will do"
With the Dragon Training Academy prepared, Merlin stood in the middle and roared out into the night.
"O drakon i mala soi ftengometh tsed'hup anakes! Erkheo!"
A few minutes later a large flapping sound was heard in the night and Kilgharrah descended into the arena. "young dragon lord, I had wondered where you had disappeared too"
Merlin smiled up at the dragon until Gobber tapped him nervously on the shoulder "it can talk!?"