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[b]LOCATION: New Berk.[/b][/center][hr]


Hiccup paused - and was slightly taken aback. He let something very important slip - but he wasn't about to let this child know - gods no! Though, he supposed the bridge was crossed when he accidentally let himself say [color=fdc68a][i]as long.[/i][/color] Maybe he could play it off - yeah he could play it off! Hiccup gave a chuckle and shook his head. [color=fdc68a]"Yeah. Sorry, I'm kind of confused. One moment I was speaking to Astrid, my wife, and now I'm barely even walking back to Berk with.. Well, Toothless - whom we vowed to rarely meet by the way-"[/color] Toothless gave a tilt of his head and a small coo - trying to tell him he didn't really have a choice in where he was, but he knew, from pure instinct alone, that something was up - but Hiccup didn't truly listen. [color=fdc68a]"But.. you know what I meant.. Anyway! I think it's time I show you around my village."[/color] Before either of them had a chance to object, he ushered Steven into a properly planned path - into the village. [color=fdc68a]"I'm sure you'll like it here! Over there -"[/color] Hiccup softly started, pointing towards an obvious blacksmith forge - before continuing. [color=fdc68a]"Is where my good friend Gobber works. He's been with me since I was born and he'll probably be here longer than me. No dragon nor viking could defeat him, shown by his missing arm AND leg."[/color] His voice was a mix of amazed and gleeful to even be explaining his good friend. As he was gesturing to another place - he heard a distant call. Wait. Wait what? The call seemed to rumble through the earth itself - causing a moment of panic. Oh no, was that..? He looked over at Steven, then to Toothless - to which Toothless gave a much more concerned back. Oh gods, that was certainly not a dragon either of them knew about.

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[b]LOCATION: Forest.[/b][/center][hr]

As the dragoness fluttered down to the forest she began to sniff out a potential candidate for food. The Deadly Nadders, like Stormfly herself, have been evolving to hunt down more achievable prey - such as rabbits and smaller birds. As the Nadder sniffed about the area, she caught the scent of a rabbit, to which she followed slowly and slyly. Indeed - this was a rabbit, and with rabbits come a warren, and with a warren- [color=8493ca][i]Does. Of course there's does.[/i][/color] Stormfly gave a snort, shaking her head. She wasn't about to kill the does - not this season at least, they'd most likely be nursing or bearing kits of their own - which would ruin the balance of things. Stormfly, looking about, started to search for a buck. A buck would be missed, but easily replaced by another. It took her a moment or two - but she found a buck alone, clearly older than the rest. Perfect. He had already passed his time as a valued buck of the warren. 

Ever so quietly she snuck closer and closer to the old, grazing buck before- [i]There was suddenly a rumble in the trees and a distant noise, causing the buck to flee the area.[/i] Stormfly gave a small squawk of anger before really taking in the noise. It didn't sound familiar - and it was [i]not[/i] Toothless - this took her back slightly before regaining her composure. Perhaps she should investigate.

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