Toothless was nothing but a big softie- if one was to ask Hiccup anyhow, who happened to be scratching said dragon into bliss with well placed fingertips. He heard this new dragon make a sound that he imagined to be disapproving and finished his thorough rubbing when Toothless collapsed to the ground with a large pleasurable sigh. He chuckled and then offered the foreign dragon a gentle smile. This was going to take awhile. He’d seen her pushing at her muzzle but given the way she had responded to his previous advances he knew she wasn’t about to let him take it off. Or even get close enough to touch it. He heaved a small sigh of his own and sat down beside Toothless as Toothless immediately shot the other dragon a warning look with silted eyes. The message was clear: don’t try anything funny.

Hiccup wasn’t paying much attention to that exchange but was musing to himself as he sketched out the dragoness before him. “She looks almost exactly like you Toothless… but the book didn’t mention anything about this…” That was about as far as his thoughts got before there was a thump of another dragon landing and he sprung up. “Astrid!” He hurried around Toothless who intentionally attempted to trip him with his tail which wasn’t that hard to do given his bum leg. He stumbled but immediately straightened with a crooked smile. “Why are you here?”

“I came to get a look at this new dragon.” With that the girl purposely strolled forward but Hiccup stepped across her path. She still leaned and tried to see past him though but he was adamant about not ruining what little progress he had made. Eventually she stepped back. “Okay, I get it. What is that though? Another night fury?”

Hiccup pulled her a few steps back towards her dragon Stormfly. “No, more of a… light fury?” He suggested uncertainly with a glance back at the dragon. “Look Astrid, this is probably going to take awhile.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll tell your dad.” She turned to leave but paused after mounting Stormfly “so Hiccup, what are you going to call it?”

“I think it’s a girl…” Hiccup replied with little thought and then frowned. “And I don’t know. Right now I just want to focus on helping her.” Astrid probably would have gave him a quick kiss for that comment if she wasn’t on her dragon, instead she just offered a small nod and took flight. Leaving the three alone once more.