Left In The Night

Chapter 19

That evening, after Blueheart brought Zyrah home, she made her way to one of the dragon barns where Toothless, Stormfly, Hookfang, Meatlug, Barf n' Belch, and Dusk were all hanging out. Killgrave and Lightbolt eagerly followed her.

How'd the day go with Zyrah's birth parents? Killgrave immediately asked.

I'll explain in a moment. Just come with me, the others need to hear this. The three landed in front of the barn, and Toothless almost instantly got up to greet her, which did not go unnoticed by Stormfly or Meatlug.

Blueheart!

Hello, Toothless. She smiled.

How'd today go?

Killgrave already asked, but I wanted to tell all of you at once.

We're all ears. Stormfly said. With the invite, Blueheart relayed all the information she remembered from spending the day with Zyrah, Einar, and Ragnhild. Blueheart's pupils narrowed when she said how Einar wanted to use her to find the colony.

They want to threaten my family, the last of us. It pisses me off. She growled, her split spines rattling in anger.

So what're you gonna do about it? Lightbolt asked.

I haven't figured out the details yet, but either way I'm going to protect my rider, even if it means I have to protect her from the very people who brought her into the world.

Now that's hardcore loyalty. Hookfang remarked.

We all agree, though. As dumb as they can be, we love our riders, and we'd do what's necessary to protect them. Dusk assured.

I will say, the one idea I have is a rendezvous at the colony island. This got all the dragon's attention.

A rendezvous?! Are you sure? Toothless exclaimed.

I am. I can trust you guys to help protect the last of the Night Furies, and I know your riders will as well, especially Hiccup.

Damn right.

So what then?

Well, let me demonstrate the location. She pushed away straw to form a rough circle, and using her claw, she began to draw out the outlines of Firewind and surrounding islands for a point of reference. Then she outlined the shape of her colony's island, just south of Firewind.

It's about a three-day flight south of Firewind. If the winds treat you well, give or take it might be two days. Einar and Ragnhild will be using their ship, and I doubt they'll allow me to keep Zyrah away from the hull.

I have a feeling that Zyrah will quickly figure out what their real plan is. Hiccup and the others broke into the ship and found out their intentions.

I know she will. We'll find a way to catch them by surprise. I'm still working out the details, but I should be able to meet you guys there after about a day.

I respect and admire the confidence. Toothless commented with a gummy grin. She just rolled her eyes. If dragons could blush, she'd be bright red.

Elsewhere, Konall came over to the Trygstad household to hang with Zyrah and Rurik for a bit. Like the dragons with Blueheart, he was dying to know how it went with Einar and Ragnhild.

On Zyrah's side of the bedroom that she shared with Rurik, Zyrah let him take a seat on her bed. He averted his eyes to let her change even though she was behind a partition.