Serendipity (Hiccup x reader)

Chapter 21

wifty

(adj.) eccentric or eccentrically silly; dizzy

A weight being pushed against your chest caused you to wake up, you opened your eyes and were instantly met with Crystal's teal ones. She had placed her head onto you and was giving you the goofiest smile you've ever seen.

"Its hard to believe a sweetheart like you was going to hurt me yesterday." You said stroking her soft, scaly head and grinning. But stopped the moment she licked your cheeks, you whined and pushed her away playfully. Crystal got away and ran in circles in the hut while you wiped the remaining saliva from your face, she was clearly excited and so were you when you remembered the reason.

"Okay let me just leave a message and we'll be on our way." You said grinning at your dragon. You walked towards the desk and took a pen and paper, quickly writing to the gang where you were going on that they should expect something when you come back.

In a minute you went to the clubhouse, put the note where the gang could see it and exited, heading to the isle of Rocksmond. 

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Crystal was exceptionally faster this day, perhaps because she knew where you were headed. In a matter of hours you arrived on the island, you figured that by now somebody on the Edge must've woken and seen the message so there was nothing to worry about.

"Now all that's left to do is to find Erland." You murmured to yourself.

It was a big village and in addition to that, there were always many traders visiting this place so it will certainly be a lot more crowded. If luck was on your side, you might find Erland in an hour or two.

After landing, you instructed Crystal to stay hidden in the forest or in a cave, for her own safety. Crystal found a perfect opening and hid inside, you covered the entrance with branches and bushes, just in case someone was passing by.

Then your journey begun.

It took you a while to get out the forest and find the navel of the village, but the timing was nothing too worrisome. The plan was to firstly see if you can spot Erland in the crowd and if not, then you will pursue hunting him down by searching every inch of this island.

The village here was way different than Berk, the people looked more stiff and stern with their serious expressions and often you could hear screams and fighting. Now the most gruesome part was their way of entertainment which was none other than the execution of people. After they were beheaded, the vikings would go wild with their cheers as if they had won a battle. You'd think that after five years they stopped, but that was not the case. If anything, they seemed to enjoy it even more and that disturbed you a lot. Though in the rarest occasion it would be dead silence, that is, if the beheaded person was someone who played a high role in the society.

You shook your head trying to get rid of those unsettling thoughts. You stopped for a moment and studied the place before of you. It was the biggest building in the village, even if it was thrice smaller than the Great Hall on Berk. From your previous visits, you remembered that it was a place where men would go to get a drink, though it was more popular for being a brothel.

A grimace played on your face knowing that you have to go inside because Erland might be in there. The moment you walked in, you regretted ever making that decision. The place made you nauseous from the mixture of heavy perfumes and sweat, it was too loud for your liking and everything had stains of some sort.

You took a moment to look around. There was chatter coming from every direction, men slamming their cups on the wooden table and erupting a deep laughter. Most of the women who were here, wore dresses with vests showing a lot of cleavage. They were all joyously wrapped around men and laughing at whatever they had said.