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Chapter 15: Knee Deep In Lies

The Great Hall's door is thrown open and dad tosses me into it. I stumble, ice forming under my feet. I turn to see him pacing in anger. He's is so mad I'm surprised he hasn't burst into flames. He looks at the ice and then his gaze lifts to angrily stares at me, "I should have known, I should have seen the signs." He mutters to himself.

"Dad-" I start.

"We had a deal!" He shouts. I run a hand through my bangs and look up at him, snow is falling softly in the building and he looks up at it, "Magic!" He shouts and looks at me, "Haedryin, sorcery?" He demands.

I look up at him, "I know we had a deal but that was before…..oh it's all so messed up now." I groan. He stares at the falling snow and I hear the soft whirl of ice as it spreads under my feet. "It's not my fault!" I say and look at the ice, "I haven't been doing sorcery!" I exclaim, he looks at me and then at the snow and ice around us.

"You liar!" He says and stares at me, "What about everything in the ring? A trick?" He demands.

I grip the edge of my long braid and the end of the hair freezes, "I'm sorry! I should have told you before now about the magic and the dragon." I say and look up at him. "Take this out on me, be mad at me, but please just don't hurt Toothless." I plead.

He glares at me, "The dragon!? That's what you're worried about? Not the people you almost killed?" He shouts.

I look up at him and tug at the end of my hair, "He was just protecting me! Toothless isn't dangerous!" I say his glare doesn't waver.

"And what about you!?" He asks and stares at the ice, I look at my frozen hair and the ice and snow all around us.

"I-I didn't mean to! I was just trying to protect Toothless!" I say and he stops and whirls around.

"A dragon! They've killed HUNDREDS OF US-" I cut him off.

"And we've killed THOUSANDS of them!" I yell, I look up at him before my gaze snaps to my hand I'm using to point out the door as ice shoots out off it smashing into the door creating a large crack.

I don't look at it or pay attention,"They defend themselves that's all! They raid us because they have to!" I yell "If they don't bring back enough food they'll be eaten themselves, there's something else on their island dad….it's a dragon-"

"So you've been to the nest." He interrupts and looks back at me. Haedryin, you are a genius. Really, lets give you a metal.

"Did I say nest?" I ask quickly.

"How did you find it!" He demands, I look up at him and shake my head. Well, I kidnapped Asher and things sort of went down hill from there. Yeah, that'll go over well.

"I didn't, Toothless did. Only a dragon can find the island." I say and look up at him. He glares before an idea passes on his face. He's going to use Toothless to find dragon island, I realize. No!

He cant!

He stomps to the doorway and I chase after him, "No, no no! Dad no! It's not what you think! You don't know what you're up against! I promise you won't win this one!" I say. I grab his arm and pull him back, Ice shoots from my fingers and onto his arm, "For once in your life would you please just listen to me!?"

Dad throws me off his arm and I land on my back. I sit up stunned and ice spreading from my hands.

Dad brushes the ice from his arm off and looks at the floor, the snow that's falling rapidly and then, me. "You're a monster, not a Viking. You're not my daughter." He says and turns around. He storms out of the Great Hall and slams the great hall door behind him, "Ready the ships!" He yells.

I watch the door and feel every ray of hope seep through me, he's right. I am a monster. I sit there watching the door for at least another hour before I stand up the blizzard of snow on the inside stirring up outside as well.

I open the door and walk out. Ice trails me as I wander, my feet guiding me eventually I walk to the cliff side to watch them leave. Snow is falling at a rapid rate, not a blizzard but still heavy snowfall.

I make it to the top and stand watching as Toothless useless struggles against the bonds uselessly and my heart sinks. He's lifted up onto the boat and the chief looks up at me his eyes are angry, I slowly shake my head in warning but he looks away.

Fine.

The ships set out and I feel my heart sink even lower. The snow falls heaver and the ships slowly reach the horizon before disappearing completely. I look at them, thinking about Toothless's quick but sincere promise, I trust you.

I feel numb, I can't cry but I feel like doing so, I can't shout but I am angry. Just numb. My brain keeps snapping back to everything that has happened within the last month.

"Is this some kind of a joke to you?"

"Deal?"

"Can I get a cool Viking?"

"You need to stop all….this."

"I am not listening to ANYTHING you have to say!"

"Dainty hands."

"Do us all a favor and find a cliff to toss your fragile self off."

"Uh, she showed up?"

"She's never where she should be."

"You're a monster."

"You're such a freak!"

"You little witch!"

"You lying cheater!"

"You're not my daughter."

"Excellent performance."

"I've never seen anyone mess up that badly."

"It's what's inside that he can't stand."

"I have her mess to clean up."

"Figure out what side you on."

"So Ice powers?" Asher asks breaking me out of my thoughts. I sigh and look away my burned fingers reminding that my secret was out. I nod. He shakes his head, "It's a mess." He says. "You've lost everything, you father, you're tribe, you're best friend."

Wow. Way to make me feel better.

I stomp my foot down on the ground in frustration and frost forms. Asher stares at it but doesn't jump away. "Thank you for summing that up." I say dryly.

Asher frowns, "Why couldn't I have just killed that dragon when I found him in the woods?" I ask. It would have been better for Toothless, me, my dad, Berk.

"I don't know, the rest of us would have done it." Asher says.

I look out at the horizon angrily, "Why couldn't I have told someone about it."I ask.

"It?" Asher repeats.

I lift up a hand and for a small wave of ice in front of us, "It."

He shrugs, "Why didn't you tell anyone about Toothless?" Asher asks.

I frown and stare at the falling snow in front of us, "Why should I have? You would have kicked me out of the tribe." I say, Asher nods and is quiet for a moment, "Why didn't I kill him?" I ask again and stare at the horizon. Asher folds his arms across his chest, and he looks at me.

"Why didn't you?" He asks.

I look at him, "I don't know, I couldn't." I say and stare at the horizon.

"That's not an answer." Asher says. Frustration boils in me and the snowfall picks up speed, I whirl around to him a flurry of snowflakes flying from my hand.

"Why is this so important to you all of the sudden?" I demand.

He looks at me a firm determination in his voice as he says, "Because I want to remember what you say, right now."

I look the boy in the eye, "Oh for the love of- I was a coward, I was weak! I wouldn't kill a dragon." I say.

Asher frowns, "You said 'wouldn't' that time." He says.

I snap and ice forms under my feet I stare Asher in the eyes, "Okay! Whatever! I'm a stupid girl who has magic powers! The first resident on Berk with magic powers! But even with that, three hundred years and I am the first person who wouldn't kill a dragon!" I turn away from his shocked face and stare at the falling snow.

"First to ride one though," Asher says, I lift up my head at his words, "So..?" Asher asks.

I turn around to him, "I wouldn't kill him, because he look as frightened as I was." I say quietly, I lift up my head.

"I looked at him, and I saw myself." I say. Asher held my gaze and smirks.

"Magic ice powers to?" He asks, "Didn't see any of that when I was with him." Asher adds.

I roll my eyes and sigh,"No, he doesn't have ice powers." I say. We both turn to the horizon and Asher whacks my arm. I look up at him, "What?" I demand.

Asher looks at the sea, "Toothless is out there, waiting for you. What are you going to do about it?" He asks.

I look out at the ocean and rubbing my arm say, "Eh, probably something stupid."

Asher smiles, "Good, but you've already done that." He says and shakes his head softly, I look up at him an idea slowly starting to take off in my head, I look up at him, "Then something crazy." Asher grins.

"That's more like it." I take off into the snow blizzard and hear Asher echo me.

Don't worry Toothless, I am coming

A/N: You go H!

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