Warmth spread through Hiccup at the simple kiss. When his wife moved away with all the grace of a bird in flight he watched her step across the wing and slip down onto her own dragon. As beautiful as any goddess. He did not miss the way Blizzard had watched with a sideways glance. Not with distain but curiosity. When caught in the act he flicked his ear flaps and shook his head as though something distasteful had touched his senses. Hiccup up wasn’t fooled. 

A hot puff of air warmed the cold sky as Blizzard snorted his displeasure at his showoff parents and their riders. He was a great flyer- if only he could get Ava to not tilt like she was going to fall off every time he took a sharp turn.

Practice, [I]yeah[/I] that was what they needed… She just needed to be a better rider. He’d been flying all his life- he didn’t need any practice. 

Hiccup was looking at him again. Studying him without contempt, a considerate human that won over dragons with ease. Blizzard didn’t like it when those eyes were on him though. That green gaze shifted and his own father’s muscles coiled- suddenly the nightfury was rocketing into the sky and hitting them with the offset of wind. Feeling a challenge in the gesture Blizzard roared his intentions and then took off after the black dragon.

With his rider on his back Toothless took every sharp angle with ease- racing around the island, seeking obstacles in which to show off their flying. Under wooden platforms and through the barn of sleeping dragons. Up and up until the clouds were within reach and Hiccup looked back to see if his daughter had followed. In the distance he spotted Blizzard’s shine against the gray skies as the young dragon burst from the skylight of the barn. Blizzard spiraled up, throwing out his wings when he spotted them before flinging them back to launch himself forward. 

Hiccup smiled and then Toothless picked up the pace again, leading them over tall spires of stone- then through. Try as he might Blizzard could not make the sharp turns his father could and after ramming one of the natural towers he bellowed with frustration, flicking his head and zipping back to open sky. A moment later the older dragon and rider appeared to idle in the air in front of them. “It’s okay.” Blizzard did not find comfort in this and jerked away. Hiccup’s lips quirked with amusement “do you want to know the trick?”