Toothless was not happy at all about having the ships there, though neither was Hiccup for that matter. Looking at the symbol that was on their flag, it made an odd feeling rise within the young Viking's chest. It was similar to the symbol used for Berk that could not be, they were not Berk ships and the Vikings on them were definitely no friends of Berk either. The dark Viking near Hiccup and the dragon seemed happy, which made the situation all the more dire and not good for him or his home. He turned to look at the man before him.
"Who are you, where did all these ships come from?" he asked, motioning with an arm to the waters, "there is no way these could belong to Alvin."
The Viking laughed, "yer right there boy, Alvin is nothing compared to us."
Who exactly 'us' was, he did not seem keen on spilling even now. Toothless moved his body in-between the two, growling at the other man. He was bent on protecting Hiccup, especially since so much had recently happened. Part of Hiccup was not complaining, to have a dragon defending you was pretty safe, but at the same time, he did not wish to seem or feel cowardly. Perhaps it was his Viking heritage speaking, but he could not help but to step out from behind the black dragon, causing his massive head to turn in his direction.
"It's ok buddy" he tried to reassure him, patting his head a bit.
Toothless gave a bit of a half whine, half groan, not too happy about letting his rider pass him. Hiccup settled his eyes on the other Viking, attempting to harden his gaze a bit like he had seen his father do plenty of times when speaking to an enemy. Unfortunately, attempting to look tough made him look a bit silly and at times, even less intimidating then he had started out. The Viking laughed once more, having him constantly seeming to laugh at Hiccup, was becoming worse than having that cold and killer look directed at him.
"So? What is your answer?" he asked, looking now directly into Hiccup's eyes.
Really? He did not have one. He could not tell the other to leave, or no for that matter, since it would result in devastation for Berk. At the same time, he could not say he would go with them. With no clue as to who they were, or where they were from, going with them would be a suicide mission. His friends and his father would be angry and hurt with him. Not to mention Toothless. The dragon would never let him leave without him and taking him would not be an option. What if he left him behind and never came home? Toothless would never be able to fly again, he doubted the dragon would accept or bond with anyone like the two of them had. He sighed a bit, making a decision like this on the spot and out of pure emotion was dangerous.
It was risky beyond measure, the wrong move could send more than just himself into chaos. That had never really stopped him before to be honest in a way. Certain situations Hiccup had rushed headlong into situations that would and had been considered foolish and beyond dangerous as well. But with those, he had always had his friends to bail him out in the end, he had never been alone. Now however, all of that was uncertain. He had no way of knowing now if they would come or be there for him. Not that he had known that before at the time though either, but he had always had faith. He needed to have faith now…wait, did that mean he had made a decision?
"Hurry up already, we don't have all night" the Viking's voice made him jump slightly, pulling him back to reality.
The other seemed annoyed, bored of waiting around for Hiccup to make up his mind. Toothless gave a bit of a growl in response to the words, shifting on his clawed feet a bit. Hiccup looked to the dragon, as he stared back into his rider's eyes. There was a fire in them, the usual wild and untamed spirit he had seen throughout their time together. Toothless was not the type to simply give up, neither were the other Vikings within Berk. They were all warriors and fighters, who when all seemed to be lost and against them would stand up and face it all countless times with courage and heart. A slight smile formed on Hiccup's face, Toothless seeming to get the idea narrowed his eyes back on the dark Viking, as Hiccup placed a hand upon his head.
"Berk has never surrendered before…not to dragons, not to Alvin and not to you…neither will I" he said.
He was a bit surprised at how calm and strong his voice sounded, the fire and passion within his voice reminded him of when he had met the dragons. The heart and courage to go against everyone, not back down and to befriend the dragons, saving them in the end. Toothless gave a slight yelp like roar in agreement and the dark Viking's look took a sour turn. That was not what he wanted to hear at all, that was certain. He raised a hand slightly within the darkness.
"So be it" he said, letting the hand fall.