When they landed Hiccup felt Astrid cling to him for a
moment, he gently wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back after she
kissed his cheek. He hummed lightly. Enjoying the moment, “Ok.” Here replied to
her happily before giving her one last extra little squeeze.He got off and met with Toothless, “Hey bud, how you doing?”
He asked the dragon curiously, to which he got a bunch of sad warbles in
response, “Hey, I know Bud. But this isn’t goodbye its, see you later. We can
always always come and visit.” He said trying to cheer up Toothless before they
went on one last flight around the island. “You up for one last ride around the
island bud?” He asked the dragon, at that Toothless got a little more excited and
moved to help Hiccup climb up on his back. Hiccup clambered on the dragon’s
back and hooked in his peg leg to steer the dragon, “Let’s go Bud, come on
Astrid one last time around the island.” He said as the dragon leapt into the
air.
Astrid watched them. Their bond was incredible, their bond had brought them so far from what they once were. As people, as Vikings, as a tribe. She thought to herself. She watched him climb onto toothless and smiled. Nodding in response to his statement. “Let’s go girl.” She said and took off just a moment behind Hiccup. A smile on her face as she and him and their dragons flew higher by the second. One another within the other’s reach. The freedom of the air. The bond she felt. It always was strongest in the air.