The thing about his parents was he knew they both loved him- no matter how stern or hardheaded they could be and he worried that maybe Castiel didn’t even have that. Surely it hurt them to know she was gone? There was no way they would just replace her. He would like to assure her of as much but not all people were inherently good and he wouldn’t be fool enough to just assume again. Maybe they would see how great she was one day because she had done the impossible in their village but he couldn’t push her to return. She was happy here with Aurora.

He followed her lead in standing and idled as she headed back towards the cave- she was pretty great he just didn’t think she realized that yet. He returned the smile as she disappeared inside and then entered himself. Toothless curled his tail towards him as he lay down, brushing his nose with the prosthetic fin. His saddle was absent and all there was, was the rebuilt piece of work that allowed Toothless flight on his own. Hiccup pushed it away from himself as he settled down.

Toothless would have to return to Berk, he was the alpha and an alpha protected their own. He’d have to go back or all the dragons would move here and if all the dragons moved here… so would Berk. 

Hiccup slept on these thoughts and woke early the next day, stretching out and sitting up slowly. He mused his messy hair and peered about the cave at its other occupants. The sun was close to rise- the sky outside tickled with pinks at the horizon. He needed to get going but he should wait he knew… to tell the others he was heading off.