3rd Person POV
Magnus stood at the edge of the cliff on the west shore and lowered his spyglass with a low growl. A force of about twenty dragons were circling round the hunter town, bombarding the buildings with balls of fire. Magnus didn't have to look twice to know which kind of dragons these were. Singetails. What was more surprising to him was that these Singetails had riders.
"Oh mighty Thor, what is going on over there?" a shocked looking guard uttered from behind.
"They are carrying out an air raid!" Magnus growled, rage darkening his features.
This was not something he or even the chief had expected. This was something they were not prepared for.
"Did chief Grimborn know this?"
"What shall we do now?"
The voices of worried Vikings echoed over the cliffs and Magnus turned to the men, grim determination written upon his face. "We do what our duty demands us to do, we defend our island! We've fought against dragons before, we will also fight these ones and their riders!"
All men stared at him, waiting for further instructions. Magnus drew his sword and extended his arm. "Archers, come with me. The rest of you, to the catapults and ballistas. If one of those dragons comes close, take it down at all costs. And whatever happens, hold your ground. Whether we live or die is in the hands of the gods. They already know if we will feast with them in Valhalla tonight, so fear not!"
"Valhalla!" the men cried out in unison, clapping their swords and axes against their shields before returning to their position while Magnus led a group of about twenty archers back down to the town. Singetails or not, he would leave nothing undone to take these dragons down.
Inside the Great Hall Eira got to her feet with an angry growl, wiping blood from her nose as she glared at Lilly who was still panting heavily in shock and outrage.
"That was not my doing!" she snapped but Lilly only huffed. Like she would even consider believing Eira. Viggo got poisoned and the island attacked exactly on the day of the feast that Eira had demanded to have.
"It is! Lilly, I saw her talking to a stranger two days ago, I tried to run off and warn you and the chief but she kept me captured!" Martha cried out, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"You little snake!" Lilly yelled as blind rage rushed through her body once more. "And now you dare to poison my brother, the man you said you loved?!"
"I admit, I have talked to Krogan, but it was not my intention. He caught me off guard when I left your house, he...I just had no choice but to tell him something...but it is not what you think, I have a plan and by all the gods I do love Viggo! I did not poison him! Will you just let me explain?!" Eira raised her voice, fists clenched hard as the undeniable urge to punch that little servant girl in the face overcame her. Krogan was right, they should've just thrown her into the sea in the first place, now she ruined everything.
"Why would I even care to listen!?" Lilly shouted back when Hiccup stepped between the two enraged women with his arms raised.
Screaming and yelling could be heard throughout the town and echoed into the Great Hall. It was followed by crashes and what may have been explosions rocking the walls and causing dust and debris to rain upon the people inside. For a moment everyone stared to the large doors in shock and worry till Hiccup finally found his voice again.
"Whoa, okay let's all just calm down for a second. Eira what is going on out there and who is this strange Krogan guy?" he tried to wrap his mind about everything that was going on.
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My little Flower (HiccupxOC, part 1 of Grimborn Family AU)
Fanfiction"Grimborn." She let the name roll from her tongue, her forehead creased into a frown. "Who is that?" Raised by dragons from an early age, Lilly had no contact to another human being for thirteen years. Being a wide eyed innocent she has no idea of...
