Snow for the Dragon

A Starry Stroll

The frost lay heavy over the ground as Elsa and Hiccup walked slowly through Berk, a comfortable silence between them as they simply enjoyed being in each others company. The soft snow shifted underneath their feet as they trudged along. "Your mother seems to be a more insightful than I remember ." Elsa said, breaking the silence, a small frown appearing on Hiccup's face.
"A bit too insightful for her own good even. But she is the one who advised Fishlegs and Ruffnut to invite you and Rapunzel to come as Fishlegs has always wanted to meet a Queen." He said, not looking at her. "You mean that it wasn't an idea that came from the Chief himself?", She asked anxiously , dreading the answer a little as she looked down at the frozen ground. Hiccup had seemed happy she that was here, but now she once again felt very insecure. He had, after all, not said anything about her arrival at all even though he had had the chance all night."Unfortunately ....No... but the Chief is known for being an absolute stubborn fool at times. He is just happy that this mother and the Snow Queen has more sense than him." Hiccup answered her with slight humor and when she looked up at him, she saw for the first time since she had arrived that there was nothing hidden in his eyes. He was looking at her with affection, but also insecurity that made her realize that he was still as uncertain as she had been until a second ago. Strangely enough, this knowledge calmed her down as relief flooded through her and her own walls fell away as well.
Smiling at him, she felt her heart speed up when he smiled back at her and she had to look away for a second as the warmth she had missed so much spread through her like wildfire. "I wouldn't say the Snow Queen has much more sense to be honest... She needed quite the reprimand from her faithful butler .",
Elsa replied, feeling how her skin started to burn from his mere presence as they both walked closer together, their arms almost touching. It sure was strange how much emotion a mere presence could awaken. "At least she did change her mind....Vikings are impossible to persuade when it comes to try and make them do anything." Hiccup told her with a grin, Elsa laughing as she realized how much she had missed the way he so easily could make her feel so light and happy.

Looking away from him, her eyes landed on the strange large windefully carved in pillars of ice she had seen on many places around the Village and, curious about what they could be, Elsa left the trail and walked up to one of them as she started inspecting it closely."What are these? I've seen them all around the area here. . I've. ..never seen Ice...so... opaque and jagged. " Elsa muttered as she placed a hand on it and stared at it curiously. She failed to notice a dark shade that had fallen over Hiccup's eyes when she touched it. "...I-its. ..from a war we had a couple years ago.. its from an ice breathing giant dragon ....A bewildebeast. . The alpha species.. ... ". He answered her, his voice suddenly sounding straineous . "Why did it attack Berk?" Elsa asked, even though she pretty much could figure out what the answer would be. At her question, an expression of pain crossed Hiccup's eyes that made her regret having asked that.It had to be a terrible feeling."Because it...was being controlled by a titan..." He replied shortly and sadly, looking away from her and out over the ocean. For a moment, Elsa wondered if she should ask what had happened, but there was something in Hiccup's expression that held her back. She had both seen and felt this darkness in him before. It hadn't been often, but at times when they had entered into conversations about Berk back in Arendelle Hiccup had drawn away from her. Each time, she had wondered if she should ask what troubled him, she had wanted to, but the feeling that he had never been ready to tell her had held her back.So she had never asked him, hoping that one day he would open up to her. Seeing his reaction now though, she could see that it was much stronger than ever before. It made her realize that whatever he was hiding, he would have to share with her before they could even consider being together. She would have to know that he wasn't hiding something that could possibly endanger her people, but, seeing his distressed expression, she decided to give him a little more time to tell her on his own. She decided to leave him to his thoughts and turned her attention back to the ice that still intrigued her. It was impossible to see through, completely opposite of her own ice that was crystal clear, and it didn't seem as solid. It felt very coarse and very rushed, as if it was done to kill someone. She wondered if that was why he was hesitant to tell her. Mabye it held dark memories.