Hiccup was so certain he’d upset her and as such he had to leave her be for a time- if he stayed she’d deck him like any other Viking female that just had their personal space encroached on. And boy did he intrude. It wasn’t even intentional but for a brief moment they were nearly nose to nose. Where had his hands been? Surely not on her. He rubbed them at his face now distressed at the possibility of overstepping some boundary.

Then he felt a tap on his shoulder.

He’d barely turned his head in time to see her disappear over the wing of a dragon. Okay? He drew his legs up on the nadder’s back and straightened- lifting one hand over his eyes as he scanned the gathered dragons for another flicker of her form. He thought he noticed a nightmare tilting, one wing rising higher as though someone had just treaded down on the opposite one. 

He carefully started across the dragon backs, the snow making the scales slick and at times dangerous for him as his metal foot would shift uncertainly. He wasn’t worried about falling but rather find Castiel. He made his way over to the nightmare and peered down, spotting her on a nearby dragon’s back. “Castiel.” He grinned at finding her but the expression became a little more wary. “Your not mad about me having trodden your space?”