YAY! Fast update right? I admit it wasn't for the reason I wanted it to be for but hey, its up so I really can't complain.
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Hicca, Astrid, and Ruffnut had been looking for the Night Fury for about 30 minutes. Hicca took them to where she first encountered the dragon and from there they had followed a trail that the dragon seemed to have left. It wasn't very obvious, but these girls knew the forest well and could see the slight differences of the trees and ground. Some trees were missing branches and the soil was disturbed more than it should have been.
Soon enough they came to a clearing in the forest where there was a cove, you could call it. They saw the dragon laying by the lake in the cove, but they weren't sure if it was sleeping or not. They put their weapons down and climbed down the edge as carefully as they could and sat on the rocks near the wall. Hicca pulled out her notebook and drew a quick sketch of the Night Fury in front of them.
"Hey, I'm going to try and get near it. If it wanted to hurt me it would have after I freed it," she spoke.
Astrid and Ruffnut seemed reluctant to agree but they couldn't argue with Hicca's reasoning. "Alright," Astrid said, "But be careful got it?"
Hicca nodded and hopped off the rock as she put her notebook back in her pocket. She walked toward the dragon quietly and cautiously, not wanting to alert it or think she was a threat that could harm it. But her discreteness ran out when she stepped on a twig, she almost slapped herself for it, and the dragon looked up right at her. She froze momentarily but relaxed and put her hand out, slowly stepping towards the Night Fury once more.
"It's alright, I don't want to hurt you okay?" Hicca stopped a few steps from it and looked away, keeping her hand out in front of her. From what she knew, dragons could closely observe one's actions and decide if they were trustworthy or not. Hicca wanted to prove she could be trusted so what better way then to put her own hand on the line. She could hear the gasps from Ruffnut and hear Astrid slamming her hands against the rock, both trying not to run to the small girl and pull her away from the embodiment of death itself. She sent a smile their way as she felt the night fury put its head against her hand and looked back at it and smiled.
"Hello, I'm Hicca. Is it alright if my friends come over too, they won't hurt you buddy." The dragon snorted but kept its head on her hand so Hicca took it as a yes and motioned for the girls to come over. They did so carefully, sure the dragon wouldn't hurt them but still tense because it had been drilled into them that dragons were bad. They each copied Hicca's actions and waited for the night fury to do something. Both girls surprised when it pressed its head to each of their palms as well.
They decided to spend the rest of the day there and waved goodbye to their new friend, saying they would be back tomorrow with food. Not once had it crossed their minds it might not be there the next day because they could tell he was lonely, its eyes speaking what his mouth couldn't.
I know its short, but I really don't want to keep going on this chapter because I plan on a long one next update. Plus I have a slight case of writers' block with this so yeah.
Anyway, updates should be faster now. But no promises. I do have other stories I need to finish up too so sorry for any long waits. So I'll see you all later!