Toothless and I traveled for a month after being spotted by Snotlout. If Dad sent him out to find me, then I was doomed. Berk was no fun, nobody was happy, and it was the last place I ever wanted to see. Neither of us stopped during that time. If going through all that discomfort of sleeping on a flying dragon meant I would never see the people of Berk ever again, then it was worth it.
It was June, and if you flew a dragon over the seas near Berk in June, the air would be cold and it would be very windy. You would have to wear a riding vest.
But for some reason, this air was warm and humid. It was a little windy, but not windy enough for me to wear a riding vest. It was abundantly clear that I was in a different place. A place that was nowhere near as cold as Berk. And hopefully a thousand miles away from boredom. Just how long would it take a ship to catch up with a dragon that's traveled at least a thousand miles? It took us a month, so it would probably take them a year.
Which was good enough for both of us.
We found an island we could stay on. The trees were tall and the branches were so long they drooped low enough for someone to sit and swing on. There were vines hanging from some of those trees, and they led to a river. In that river, there were fish, all of them very colourful. They almost reminded me of rainbows you would see after the rain.
After we built a fire on our first day in this new place and set up camp, I took out one of my empty books and wrote The Book of Foreign and Exotic Places and wrote about these new things I found in it. While I was writing, Toothless sat next to me and purred, smiling his toothless smile.
I smiled back and petted him. "Don't worry, bud. As long as you and me have each other, everything will be fine."
I put The Book of Foreign and Exotic Places back in the satchel and took out The Book of Stars because the stars were out tonight. Up there, there was an upside down triangle and a dragon like one. I sketched and wrote them down.
When I was done, I looked at Toothless and pointed to the dragon one.
"That's your pattern."
Siren saw the constellations Drago and Leo. No, you will not be told where she and Toothless are. That will be revealed in the chapters to come.