Life on the Edge
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Ragnar still spends most of his time trying to keep stubborn Vikings alive only now he's doing it on dragon back and away from Berk. He's a fully trained healer now and life on Dragon's Edge is definitely going to give him plenty more experience.
What starts off as a seemingly simple adventure to explore new lands and find new dragons soon uncovers a plot that may be bigger than all of them. With new allies and new enemies both, trouble seems to follow the Riders everywhere they go.
Ragnar knows things are changing. He knows something big is coming. He also knows Hiccup needs to stop being so reckless but, at this point, that one's more hope than anything.
Seven young adults living on their own island with basically no supervision. What could possibly go wrong?
This is a sequel to my story 'Tip the Dragon Scales'.
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