Dawn rose, the sky was stained with blood red, reflecting the impending battle that was waiting to unfold on the island of Berk. All across the island, exhausted Vikings were leaving their homes having spent most of the night awake with their dragons who had seemed oddly distressed all night. Hiccup was stirring having finally managed to sleep only when he left his bed and slept on the floor leaning against Toothless.

"Hiccup... We have a few problems." Snotlout said as he slammed the door open. Hiccup groaned and Astrid threw an axe at him from where she was sleeping. She'd been up all night with Stormfly. Hiccup couldn't understand where this sudden distress had come from.

"What is it Snotlout, we're exhausted, we've been up with distressed dragons all night."

"Yeah the whole village has, that's one of the problems. The second problem is Camicazi..."

"Why what's wrong with her?"

"She's been trying all night to get hold of a weapon."

"To escape?"

"No... she kept screaming and pleading with people to kill her..." Hiccup felt a sudden wave of horror, she was afraid of exile. "She kept saying, 'He's going to kill me anyway. Please don't give him the chance.'"

"I wouldn't kill her..."

"She didn't say you would. She said her father would come. She said 'he'll attack, he'll kill anyone and everyone in his way, he'll kill Hiccup and he'll kill me'. That's were the third thing comes into it. She's right. Dagur's ships came ashore, he's preparing his armada to fight."

"Why did you not lead with that?! There's a chance he's come for her. Astrid, get up, you and Snotlout get our warriors ready for the Berserkers. I want Finn and the other children shut safely in the academy. Toothless, guard them bud, and no matter what happens do not let any harm come to them or let them go."

"And what stupid thing that's going to get you killed have you got planned for yourself?" Astrid snapped climbing out of bed and stretching her back as she pulled her weapons down. Snotlout snickered until Hiccup and Astrid both shot him a glare.

"I'm going to speak to Dagur. If he wants Camicazi, we'll negotiate." Astrid dropped her axe on the floor and stared at him.

"Not only is that plan going to get you killed but you and I both know you cannot hand her back to Dagur. You saw what he did to her; you can't send her back to that."

"Did I say I would? I said we'd negotiate. It's more or less buying time. Get everyone ready, I get the feeling the war is about to carry on where it left off..." Hiccup said pulling on his armour as Toothless herded Finn and his dragon out of the door.

Camicazi hit the floor with her fists again, though she knew it was no good. Tears were pouring down her cheeks, these were angry and pained tears rather than sad or frightened. She had cried those in the dark of night. She knew her father was bringing the ships in, she knew that the soldiers were creeping up through Berk whilst he waited for Hiccup. It was always the plan. How could she have been so stupid as to not have seen it? The soldiers creeping in had been the plan even if she killed Hiccup. She hit the floor again. She'd known they were coming when she felt that familiar twinge within her, like a storm was coming. She knew Sparky was closer to her now. It was this knowledge that caused her to fight so hard against the solid rock of her cell. She wanted to see him one more time, to cut him free if she could before she was killed. The guard outside her cell was sat very relaxed as the sun began to peak through the dark spilling into the entrance of the cells.

She heard a clank and thump, a familiar dragging of feet outside her cell.

"They're here..." she breathed. "Guard! Please, the Berserkers are outside, they are attacking! You have to alert the chief! You have to tell Hiccup the soldiers are already here, sneaking into the village. My father will be waiting for him on the beach. You have to warn him!"

The guard simply laughed at her and went back to his woodwork. She yelled, she screamed and shouted but it was no good. They would never listen to her. The sun had fully risen casting its early morning glow all over Berk before the guard finally left to defend the village. Snotlout had come in to say they were preparing for battle. She had tried to tell him what she knew but he had ignored her. Everyone had, they always ignored her. No one had ever listened, had she really expected anything different now?

She collapsed against the wall once again and placed her head back on the wall. She was useless. She was foolish to ever believe she was anything more. She was just a stupid, useless child, and she would die one today.