makligr, httyd

xxi. the truth hurts

𖣯 ✹ 🌷(makligr) ꏍ ！┈─❟
╰───►chapter twenty-one; hiccup ; yrsa
❝ the truth hurts! ❞

    "HEATHER PRETENDED to join Dagur to get close to him to avenge her family."

    Hiccup was silent as Astrid explained the plan she, Heather and Yrsa had simmered beneath the surface. A dangerous plan━a very dangerous plan. In the flicker of the fire, his scowl was deadly; his jaw set and his heart pounding. The other Riders listened, quiet and confused━but also filled with dread, for Yrsa still hadn't woken from what happened earlier today. Gothi did was she could when Hiccup raced Toothless as fast as he could to Berk and back here; she was with her, now. She would survive. But while Hiccup was relieved, all of that was overshadowed with immense livid anger. 

     "When she found about his alliance with the Dragon Hunters," went on Astrid; she kept glancing over at Hiccup with an anxious breath, "she decided to get closer to him to find out more."

     Ruffnut frowned at this, "But ... when Ryker captured us on his ship, you and Heather were fighting all the time."

     "That's what we wanted people to think."

     "Heather's not evil?" let out Snotlout, rather disappointed. He sighed, grumbling to himself, "Well, there goes that dream." 

     Fishlegs meanwhile sighed, delightful. Hiccup didn't know how he could be delighted by any of this. "Oh, I knew she was good at heart."

     "And Yrsa?" spoke up Hiccup, his voice sharp. 

     Everyone glanced over. The tension in the room thickened. Astrid pursed her lips, a little taken aback by his fury━she looked almost scared. When she didn't say anything, Hiccup shrugged, "What about Yrsa? Was she apart of all of this from the beginning?"

      He was angry. He was hurt. He was relieved and he was confused. He was so many emotions right now that he almost felt overwhelmed. Yrsa could have died. He could have killed her. He could have hurt Heather━but he did hurt Yrsa. All because they lied to him to keep him out of the loop of a plan that could have gotten them all hurt. 

     Astrid's brows lifted, "Hiccup," she tried━careful. "Don't━don't be angry at Yrsa. Don't. She didn't want this━she wanted to tell you. She really did."

     "But she didn't," Hiccup narrowed his eyes. Astrid hung her gaze. 

     He felt Toothless warble━he nudged his snout against his hand, trying to calm him down. Hiccup clenched his hand and pulled it away. "We're supposed to be a team, Astrid," he said. 

     "I know," she said miserably. "We should've told you. Yrsa was going to━she wanted to tell you more than anything. But we convinced her not to━"

     "And now she's━" Hiccup couldn't finish his sentence. He took a deep breath and had to turn away; he couldn't even look at Astrid without feeling the need to shout. She was only trying to do the right thing, he knew that. He knew she was Heather's friend as well as theirs. He knew she did this to help; to get closer to the Dragon Hunters. But he also knew Yrsa; he knew this wouldn't have been how she wanted this to go━but she went along with it, and now she was hurt. 

     He wanted to be angry at Heather at it. He wanted to be angry at Astrid. He wanted to be angry at Yrsa━but no, truly, he was angry at no one else except himself. 

     "I'm sorry," tried Astrid. "But without Heather, the Dragon Hunters would have a key to the Dragon Eye right now and those Snow Wraiths would not be safely hidden on another island."