[Hiccup makes his way into the tavern trailed by a dragon, which is not unusual for him. A couple of people recognize him - recognize Toothless, more like; the apprentice to a blacksmith he frequents, an old sailor they share their catch of fish with sometimes. He greets them on his way in when they greet him first, but his smile isn't all there - it hasn't been since the dream.
He's looking pretty sleepless these days, a little more rumpled than usual. There's a streak of soot on the side of his neck that he missed when he was washing up to come into town. He's had nightmares that keep him awake, lately, and he's been working his ass off in the forge to finish orders and something else people might notice - Toothless is sporting a new tail-fin, this one a matte jet black, blending into his scales unlike the red leather of his previous one. He's also not wearing the usual saddle today.
Hiccup sits toward the end of the table, and Toothless sits right behind him, big chin on his shoulder and the edge of the chair, watching the others gathered. A little tiredly, he says,] If they really are keeping monsters as slaves, how can we settle for anything less than freeing them?
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He's looking pretty sleepless these days, a little more rumpled than usual. There's a streak of soot on the side of his neck that he missed when he was washing up to come into town. He's had nightmares that keep him awake, lately, and he's been working his ass off in the forge to finish orders and something else people might notice - Toothless is sporting a new tail-fin, this one a matte jet black, blending into his scales unlike the red leather of his previous one. He's also not wearing the usual saddle today.
Hiccup sits toward the end of the table, and Toothless sits right behind him, big chin on his shoulder and the edge of the chair, watching the others gathered. A little tiredly, he says,] If they really are keeping monsters as slaves, how can we settle for anything less than freeing them?