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Chapter 4

Hiccup

"So what do you think of her?" I asked Astrid as we walked back from Gothi's hut.

"She seems nice," Astrid replied, "You were right, by the way."

"Right about what?" I asked.

"She is afraid of humans," she told me, "When she woke up and saw me she started sliding back."

"Why do you think that is?" I wondered aloud, "She's more comfortable around Toothless than she is around us."

"Whatever it is, I don't think it has anything to do with us personally," Astrid commented/ "She wasn't scared of me for very long. It was only her initial reaction."

"I hope that's the case," I replied, "because otherwise it's going to be very hard to help her."

Catherine Mary

I was in the healer's hut for about a week before Gothi finally let me out. I slept most of the time, so when Gothi told me I was ready to leave I was full of energy. As I changed into the new clothes Astrid had given me, I had to stop myself from jumping up and down. Shortly after I finished getting dressed, there was a knock on the door. Gothi opened it to reveal Astrid. She looked at me.

"Do the clothes fit?" she asked.

"They're perfect," I assured her, while making my way toward the door.

"Are you ready to go?" she questioned, but I was nodding even before she finished.

As we walked out, I had to remind myself that I couldn't run ahead because I

didn't know where we were going. Speaking of which...

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Hiccup and I were going to show you around the village," Astrid told me.

I stopped. The excitement of being outside was soon replaced by the fear of being around

so many people.

Astrid, noticing my sudden change in attitude, stopped as well and turned to

face me. "Don't worry," she soothed, "everyone knows to stay away from you.

Hiccup and I will make sure they don't crowd you, okay?"

I took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

Astrid paused for a moment before asking, "Why are you scared of us?"

I though about the question for a little bit before shrugging. "Instinct?" I guessed, unable to describe it any other way. "Whenever I see someone who is unfamiliar, my first thought is to get as far away from them as possible. I don't know why," I explained.

Astrid nodded as if she had expected that answer. "Well, we should get going before Hiccup starts to wonder where we are."

We met Hiccup right outside the village. I noted with amusement that Astrid and Hiccup positioned themselves on either side of me with their dragons blocking the path behind me. The only way I could go was forward. It was as if they were afraid I might run away again. I didn't blame them. After all, I was already fighting the urge to run and had been ever since I had learned were we were going. As of now, we were only in the outskirts of the village, where there weren't very many people around during this time of day. I could't imagine how bad it was going to be when we got to the more crowded parts of the village. I took a deep breath as we started walking around, and Hiccup started talking about all the different places. It was going to be a very long day.

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