Thoughts of Guilt: Chapter 24: A Distressing Revelation
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Neontaze and Nightshredder,
my Alien Luminglows
Lovestuck,
my Siren Flashbang
Clan: The Phantom Family
Gender: Male
Dragons:
Nadder: The Golden Nadder (Aka: Sun Rose) - Female -
Bio:
Sun Rose was my first dragon in the academy. She was actually from the Golden Isles, collected by Johan when he saw her (in egg form), hanging off a cliff. He caught her, and took her to Berk. She was my main dragon, and still is, in the races. She also helped out in leveling up the others, by helping them do the quests untill the very end, so they would get the XP.
Personalty:
Really Playful, Loyal, Doesn't like night time.
Likes to Eat:
Eggs, Eggs, and more Eggs.
Favorite thing to Do:
Play with the other Dragons, her favorite game is Fetch the Chicken!
Intresting Fact:
Every year, she flies away for 1 month, as she also likes to spend time on her own.
The Golden Nadder/Sun Rose by AniuRavenwolf! Thanks!
Thunderdrum: Sonarus (Aka: Sonus) - Male -
Bio:
My second dragon, Sonarus was sorta of a pain. Since from when he was born, he was very wild and crazy, and even more hyper. He loved to jump on people's shoulders and roar in their ears, then run away for me to apolagize. Sonus now loves to steal my sheep, and hide them in the forest, but he is always there where I need him to be. He's BFFs with Thunder Quake, and, oh yeah, he is protective of me.
Personality:
Wild, Crazy, Protective, and Loyal (Most of the time).
Likes to Eat:
Perch (I still don't understand why.)
Favorite thing to do:
Hide my sheep and pretend he didn't do it.
Intresting Fact:
He said he hates to play Thunder Run...but I can tell he's faking. How? I just know. :)
Whispering Death: Thunder Quake (Aka: Da King, Da Racing Champ) - Male -
Bio:
I found his egg in the tunnels, and Hiccup let me keep him. When he hatched, he looked at me for one second, and then, well, decided he wanted to be free. He jumped out of the stables, and started slithering to the forest. I chased him, freeing him from bushes, rescuing him from drowning, and TRYING to feed him when he was hungry. One day, a wild smokebreath appeared, and for some reason, Da King thought he was, "The King", and decided to take him on. He started dealing blows to it, but the smokebreath won in the end. Before it laid the final blow, though. I jumped and used myself as a human sheild. It hurt, but I was fine. I called in Sonarus, and he saved us. He put his trust in me, and I have helped him ever since.
Personality:
Brave, doesn't know his limits...yet.
Likes to eat:
Sheep Steak.
Favorite thing to do:
Drill underground, and camp there, with me trying to find him. Also, play fighting with Sonarus.
Intresting Fact:
Well, he's trying to become a titian wing, but it ain't going to well so far.
By Wutend Bonfire. Thanks!
Scauldron: Waterspout (Aka: Spouty, The Heir of Frost and Pyra) - Female -
Bio:
One day, I went to Johan's ship. There, I found an egg with a burn and ice on it. This was Frost and Pyra's lost egg! I quickly traded it with Johan, and then I found out that she was sick. I ran home, and placed her on the hearth. 3 days passed. Nothing. Thinking she was dead, I sadly sighed, and put my hand on her egg. Suddenly, a bright golden glow spread around her, and she was born!
Personality:
Likes to act cute, loyal, and sometimes very overprotective.
Likes to eat:
Salmon
Favorite thing to do:
Spit at my face, and act innocent.
Intresting fact:
She is my main dragon when it comes to quests and Fan-Fics.
Waterspout by TildenWolfGirl, themasterplan47 and Dustydaybreak. She looks really awesome! =D
Gronkle: Meatball (Aka: Tomato, Cheese Head, Ball Boy) - Male -
Bio:
I found him in the forest, as a baby. He was crying and whimpering, but I picked him up. He looked at me, and tried to smile. He then yawned, and fell to sleep. I figured he was lost or abandoned, so I took him in. He is addicted to any red or yellow rocks, and will do anything to get them.
Personallity:
Friendly and Playful
Favorite Food:
Yellow and Red Rocks
Favorite Thing to do:
Sleep, Eat, Sleep, Eat, Sleep, Eat...
Intresting Fact:
He has a quartz tooth in the way back, for he broke it while trying to eat my diamonds.
Nightmare: Greek Fire (Aka: Greek Flame, Comet) - Male -
Bio:
A relative of Hookfang, with all his personalities. Need I say more?
Personallity:
Aggressive, sometimes a Bully, and secretly cares for us.
Favorite Food:
Honey...
Favorite thing to do:
Disobey me...
Intresting fact:
He is Hookfang's mother's brother's son.
Thunderdrum: Eagle Ray (Aka: Booma, Sea Dream, Pearl) - Female -
Bio:
On new year's eve, I found out that Sonarus was missing! I asked the others to search for him, but he was not found! Depressed, I sadly went home, hoping that he was safe. In the morning, I set out with Waterspout, hoping to find Sonarus. After 5 hours of searching, I spotted something green, and something blue side by side. I patted Waterspout on the side, and we dove in. To my suprise, it was Sonarus and another Thunderdrum! Studying them for a bit, I found out that the blue one was Sonarus's mate! I tamed her, and since then, we had a new addition to my family.
Personallity:
Playful, Loyal to Sonarus and Me
Favorite Food:
Grilled perch with tomato toppings
Favorite thing to do:
Stick with Sonarus
Intresting Fact:
Some say she's a relative of Thornado...
Zippleback: Sunrise and Sunset (Aka: Dawn and Dusk, Pimp and Pump)
- Male -
Bio:
Kinda weird... Ok, so, I went to trader Johan's eggs, and found a dragon egg chest. I asked him could I buy it, since I had just enough gems. So, he said yes, and I got a rumblehorn! Yay! One of my most favorite dragons! Excitedly, I took it home, and put it in the hearth. Later on, I checked on it, and hatched it... then, to my surprise, a baby zippleback popped out! What?! I looked at it, it looked at me, and it was silent for a few minutes. Ok... weirdness attack. Whatever, he's still a baby dragon. I held it, and it's left head turned toward the sunrise in the distance. So I called the left one Sunrise. We played for a bit, then the sun was setting! This time, the right head turned toward it, and I named it Sunset.
Personallity:
Playful, Shy, Obedient
Favorite Food:
Sunrise: Squid, Sunset: Octopi
Favorite thing to do:
Turn toward the sunrise/sunset, depending on the head
Intresting fact:
Some people call him Pinky or Purple Butt. He tends to kill people like that... so DON'T!
Nadder: The Silver Nadder (Aka: Moonstone, Silverstar, Diana) - Female -
Bio:
So that's why Sun Rose leaves one a year, she's going to visit her sister, Mooonstone. How did I know this? I saw it myself. When she left, me and Thunderquake went to she where she went every year (Yeah, kinda like a stalker, but who knows if she goes mental and starts killing everything? Actually, TMI), she flew into a cave. I waited until night, and suddenly, a silver nadder appeared, and flew out. It came back at dawn, and after it went in, Sun Rose went out. They did this, then I couldn't take it anymore. I need to find out who this dragon is. I crept in, and the Silver Nadder shreiked, then flashed it's wings at my face. Startled, I stepped back. It snarled, and backed away. I decided another plan. When I saw Sun Rose, I signaled her to come to me. She first, well, was startled, then frightned. After face-palming myself, I tossed a fish on teh ground. She ate it, and after gaining her trust, I stepped in the cave with Sun Rose, and soon enough, I found out that this new dragon was Sun Rose's sister, and I took her home.
Personallity:
Quiet and silent, Doesn't go along with others apart from Sun Rose and me, Hardly makes a sound, Doesn't like day time, Doesn't like to play, Really Independent (not really loyal)
Favorite Food:
Chicken
Favorite thing to do:
Stay at home and sleep in the day, flies out at night to do stuff
Intresting Fact:
Is Sun Rose's alter-ego, everything is almost 100% different. Can't beleive she's Sun Rose's sister...
Chilling Horror: Backbiter (Aka: Backstab, Nightmare, Geostar) - Male -
Bio:
Eh... might write it, might not. Depends on my mood. XD
Personality:
Loyal, Feirce, Sometimes playful, Jealous of Waterspout
Favorite Food:
Roasted Lamb
Favorite thing to do:
Fight me
Intresting Fact:
My first fan dragon...
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Typhoomerang: Topspin (Aka: Big guy, Wirlwind, FOOOM) - Male -
Bio:
This one is a sad one... So there was this typhoomerang that I knew very well. We met in a forest, and even though we were friends, I didn't tame him. Dunno why I didn't, he was awesome. So, a few months late, he found a mate and they had a baby typhoomerang. Then suddenly, his mate died. I felt very sorry for him, and because he had to feed the baby, he left the baby typhoomerang with me. We formed a bond, but in the Chilling Horror month, he went to get some fish... and never came back. I waited for days, and I fed the baby myself with some perch. My friend never came back, so I chose to adopt the baby myself. At night, he would have terrible nightmares, and he would go to my room and sleep with me. He had a serios fear of Backbiter, and I was sorta heartbroken that even though Backbiter wanted to play with Topspin and wanted to stick with him, Topspin always was scared of him and either attacked or flew away. But I know, that one day, the nightmares will pass, and the two dragons will grow to respect each other. My typhoomerang... my Topspin.
Personality:
Always cautious, Defensive, Always on the lookout, Active
Favorite Food:
Eel... I can finally use them!
Favorite thing to do:
Just anything that doesn't involve Backbiter or sitting around
Intresting Fact:
He kills eels for sport... I hate that.
Sandwraith: Sandstorm (Aka: Puppy Dragon, He-who-burrows) - Male -
Bio:
It's funny how a fishing trip can befriend a dragon. So I was spending some time on my own (Raising a ton of dragons is tough, I need a break), and I was fishing and camping out on the beach. I just caught a bunch of halbut and salmon, and I was frying a salmon. *Growl* Huh? I looked up, then left and right. I then felt the ground move, and I looked down. Two eyes stared back up... "YAH! WHAT ON EARTH?!" I jumped back. At that time, I never knew what a sandwraith was. I'm new here, ok? The sandwraith exploded form the sand, and looked at me. Silence for a few seconds... then he wadled to my basket of fish and started eating everything like he didn't care. "Hey! That's my fish!" He didn't listen, and ate all of it. He then turned, and studied me. He looked like a nightfury, so I was intrigued. He then jumped and flopped on me and started licking my face. "You're like toothless!" I laughed, and he licked some more. "Hey, boy! Stop it!" He kept on licking me, and he soon decided that follow me was a better option than chilling in the sand waiting for who-knows-what to go over him. Smart kid.
Personality:
Playful, Smart, Seems to always be hungry
Favorite Food:
Salmon (DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FISH FOR ONE?! *shouts at Sandstorm, he licks me and wadles away.)
Favorite thing to do:
Act majestic
Intresting fact:
First dragon I knew nothing about in the beginning.
Seashocker: Aquashock and Waterskiz (Aka: Zapduo) - Male -
Bio:
So, a few days ago, I received a present. Not sure who sent it, or why, but I got it. It was wraped in colored leather, and when I opened it, I found an egg. I couldn't tell the species though. It was colored in multicolors, with "Thanks Hyrith" written in bright yellow paint. I shrugged. The only way to find out the species is to hatch it. When I picked it up, I was shocked. No, not the suprised shock. The lightning shock. I fumbled with it, and Telsabeam jumped from the roof. I think she sensed it was a skirll, so I shuddered. I don't have anything against skrills, just after Telsabeam almost burned down my house becasue she saw a fly, I've been a bit careful with her. I do not need another crazy lightning-maniac shooting around my house. I ploped it down on the hearth, and after a few minutes, it shook. I picked it up, and took it to the lavepit for it to hatch. It never did. It just shook, but it never came out. Just before Telsabeam was about to crack it open, Waterspout stared at the egg, and shot a small stream of water. The water touched it, then it cracked. Puzzled, I dipped my hand in water, and touched the egg. Where I touched, it cracked. Then, I actually figured out something. I took the egg to the sea, and placed it under the water. It shuddered, then a seashocker was born. I was extremly happy, and I thought all my dragon were too. Well, except Telsabeam. She grumbled a sign of disappointment, and wadled away. XD
Personality:
Aquashock is agressive and fierce. Extremly loyal, and will attack anything that he thinks is harming me.
Waterskiz is playful and wild. He loves doing tricks, and is usually the reason why they have so much scars. For some reason, he's addicted to shrimp.
They both work together as a team, probabily because they know that if they argue, they won't go anywhere.
Favorite Food:
Aquashock: Squid
Waterskiz: Shrimp :\
Favorite thing to do:
Bounce on the waves, SO FUN WHEN RIDING THEM!!!
Intresting Fact:
Read the Bio
Serpentfang: Ispy (Aka: Mr. See it all, Rare Jewel, Allseer) - Male -
Bio:
Find here: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/introducing-oriental-serpentfang
Personality: He is a wise dragon, but extremly curious as well. He also is trying to find the ones like him... (PUTTING HIM IN A FAN-FIC!!! "We Are Not Alone." Trailer in sig.)
Favorite Food:
Tea leaves. ???
Favorite thing to do:
Look at far away things
Intresting Fact:
He can see anything, as long as there is nothing blocking the thing from his sight.
And a bunch more. Mostly cause I'm to lazy to put them in my sig. XD
Friends:
- Areslam
- Cazi the Conqueror
- typhoomerangmaster338
- Storm
- httyyd
- Sleepyraccoon
- NightmareRebuff
- SefarWarrior
- themasterplan47
- Frostfire Markson
(Neospark is originally black, but he was war paint all over his body. He is the oldest of the bunch, and is the only Titianwing in the team.)
(Snowspear is the second oldest, and she is an albino. She has one red and one blue eye, but no one knows why.)
(Emerald's color comes after his dad, who is a wooly howl. He doesn't really love to show himself, since he doesn't really "fit in" to anywhere, since he's bright green.)
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The Guardian of Berk by Hattori. Thanks! It's EPIC!
Sea Splitter, by DragonLover43, a Snoggletog gift. Have a merry Snoggletog! =D
Fan-Fics:
Alpha and Shadow
"Hyrith and his friends set off embark on a quest to save Berk from the upcoming evil that threatens the destruction of Berk. They face challenges, death, loss, rage, and fear, but do they have what it takes to win in the end?"
Starring:
Areslam as Wolf Hofferson
Skrilltheskrill as Jasmine
Cazi the Conqueror as Axtar
typhoomerangmaster338 as Ak the Insane
Diamond Racer as Diamond Rider
~The Dragons: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/alpha-and-shadow-httyd-story-role-play-story
~Part 2: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/ambush-alpha-and-shadow-part-2
~Part 3: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/escape-alpha-and-shadow-part-3
~Part 4: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/survival-and-serpents-alpha-and-shadow-part-4
~Part 6: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/three-kings-alpha-and-shadow-part-6
~Part 7: http://forum.schoolofdragons.com/content/alpha-shadow-alpha-and-shadow-part-7-wolf-and-jasmine
Journey to Berk (Not out Yet)
"A flashback from the past, Hyrith tells the Aplha Riders about his journey from The Golden Isles to Berk. He, alone, with no dragon, sets out to find a home, where he can safely live. Along the way, he creates friendships, but also enemies. This is his story..."
SPOILER QUOTES:
"You took everything I have... and now let me return the favor."
"Drago, I might not be the one you are looking for, but I bet you will find me equally amusing."
"If the chicken lady is gonna kill stuff, let her be. If big guy wants to break mountains, let him be. If the sword gal wants to fight, let her be. If I want to shoot stuff, let me be. If Hyrith wants to kill stuff... well, don't let him."
Starring:
Hyrith
Aurora
Thumin
Clinton
Mari
The Elements Are Against Us (Later on)
"After the defeat of Nexus, her brothers and sisters are arroused by her death. After being locked in slumber for thousands of years, Huo Lin is the first to wake and sends messengers to his sibiling, and soon, all of the elements on earth is against Hyrith and his friends..."
SPOILER QUOTES:
I live to see the world of vikings burn, and all who stand in my way shall perish...
"We're the final Valkyries left. Valrora... she was shot down. She never made it."
Xeon. Choose wisely. Give me the orb, or your friends will suffer. Slowly, so I can see them crumble under my shadow.
Starring:
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Xeon (The Guardian of Berk)
We Are Not Alone, A Chinese and Western Crossover (Later on)
5 months after Hyrith disappeared...
"Who's there?" Jin sat up on his bed. It was 12 in the night, and most of the academy was asleep. The footsteps sounded louder this time. Jin pushed away the covers, and put on his combat glove. As soon as his hand slipped in, a small flame sparked in his palm. The footsteps stopped, and a creaking sound was heard. Silence. He waited for a while, and figuring that there was nothing, slipped off his glove and pulled the covers over his head.
"AHHHHHHH!" A scream peirced the cold air, and Jin fell out of his bed. In a hurry, he shoved the glove over his hand, and opened the door. He lit his glove, and the flame ignited in his hand. Across the balcony, a hooded dark figure stepped out of a room. Jin stood in a battle stance. The flame in his palm grew into a fireball, and Jin shouted to the figure.
"Who are you? Take off the hood!"
The hooded man turned to Jin, and removed his hood, revealing an old man with a long white, whispy beard. The fireball died down. "Master Zhang?"
"Yes, my young student. Why are you here? You should be in your room sleeping, not outside watching the snow fall."
"I woke up because of the scream. Did you hear it too? Did someone get hurt?"
"That was the reason I came, young one. Go to bed, the final practices starts tomorrow. Do you want to get the blade or not?"
"Yes master, but safety is more important. Mind if I investigate with you?"
JIn bowed, and the old master smiled. "Jin, investigate this floor. I'll take the top and bottom floors. Meet after 5 minutes." Jin looked at his old master. He was not usually that kind, but Jin shook that thought out of his mind. He needed to see if someone was hurt.
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"Found anything yet?" Master Zhang glared at Jin, and he looked into the final room. Another sleeping student. "Nothing, master." Master Zhang looked at him, and smiled. "Well, I think it's settled. Let's have a seat, shall we?" Jin shrugged. The master jumped, and sat on the railing. Jin climed up to him.
"Anything, Master?"
"Nothing yet, child. Forget this. It's a good night to be alive, is it?"
"Yes, I agree. You checked every room?"
"Every room, youngling. How about you-" A howl penetrated the air. A Howler flew towards Master Zhang, and the yellow and black dragon growled. Wait. Jin looked at the Howler, and noticed something. That was Dai Pow, Icarus's dragon. He never submitted to anyone, not even the master, except Icarus. Dai Pow circled Master Zhang. He glared at him, and then glared at Zhang. He kneeled, and Zhang grumbled under his breath. "Curses. Stupid howler." He then looekd at Jin. "Let me see Dai Pow first." He jumped off the railing, and Jin looked as he kneeled and clasped the wingless dragon's head, speaking some words. JIn nudged myself over, then he felt something. JIn looked down, and he saw blood on the railing, where the master's hand was. Sticky, freash blood.
The last room...
Jin shoved past the master, and to the final room. He didn't check it, since it was the room the master came out of. Jin ran past, and saw a stream of blood running from under the door. He slammed it open, and he gasped in shock.
Mei Hua layed dead in her bed, a large bloody gash in the middle of her chest. Her mouth was open in shock. Jin ran to her, and noticed that the blood was freash. Impossible! The master just was in here! Master Zhang would never commit such a crime! A hand then went over Jin's shoulder, sending a chill up his spine. The master glared at him, his mouth curing into a evil grin. Shocked, Jin tried to speak. "What? How? WHY?!" The master smiled. "Yes, Jin. I am the one. Sorry, but I can't have any witnesses." Suddenly, Master Zhang's form flickered, and instead of the Master from before, a red haired boy, stood in his place. He suddenly jabbed his palm at Jin's chest. A blade then shot out, coming out of Jin's back. Jin gasped, and he fell to the ground. His vision slowly filled with black dots, and he thought his last thought.
Icarus
Starring:
Brinaiir
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Thoughts of Guilt
Chapter 24
A Distressing Revelation
I followed Annabeth, Cazi, and Hiccup back in the direction where they said the others had done after the ship; after only a few minutes of flying to find the others coming back for us.
“What’s up?” Hiccup asked, slowing down Toothless as to not run into them.
In the other group were the following riders: Hyrith, Sapphire, Explod, Garth, Astrid, Snotlout, Hattori, and Meen.
Astrid was about to explain but Snotlout started first with a shiver, “Why does it always have to be Changewings?”
We all did what we normally did with Snotlout… Ignore him. Astrid then began, “By the time we caught up with the ship and then started to attack it, they let loose some Changewings from their haul. They must have known we would be coming with dragons, so they created a diversion. The Changewings started flying back towards Berk. It took practically all we had just to scare the Changewings off back in the direction of Changewing Island. I sent the Twins, Fishlegs, and Ashley to make sure the Changewings would get to their island and not turn back towards Berk.”
“That’s the last thing we need,” Hiccup replied, looking down as if he were thinking. “Another Changewing attack on Berk. My dad has been on edge lately as it is. The trial isn’t helping either.”
“Jarl,” called Hatt. “There was something else, something very strange.”
“What?” I questioned, rather afraid of the answer.
Hiccup then asked, “Once you guys got a rid of the Changewings, why didn’t you go after the ship?”
Astrid answered, “That’s just it. There was no ship to go after.”
Annabeth, Cazi, Hiccup, and I were shocked.
“No ship?!” Hiccup said, startled. “There had to be a ship. Where… Where could it have gone?”
I then added, “I know the winds our strong today and very favorable for traveling west… but it is a clear day?”
“That’s what scares me,” Astrid responded. “One massive ship just… vanishing… without a trace.”
Hiccup just shook his head, “We need to go back to Berk and report to my father, before we make our next move.”
Everybody started heading back towards Berk, except for Hyrith. I maneuvered Fredrick over to Sun Rose and asked Hyrith, “What’s wrong?”
Hyrith was staring off towards the west then realized I had asked him a question, “I’m not sure. Something just does not feel right.”
“How so?” I inquired.
“Remember our secret we have?” Hyrith said.
“Yeah,” I replied.
“Well I’m still not sure…,” Hyrith explains. “But I have only seen what happened to that ship only once before.”
“What happened?” I asked again.
Hyrith was in thought for a moment and then said, “It probably doesn’t mean anything.”
With that Hyrith flew back to Berk. Hyrith can be rather mysterious sometimes. I head Fredrick back to Berk.
Remembering, on the way back, what Hawk had said about my mother, I flew straight to my house to check if he was telling the truth. Hiccup said for everyone that they would be at his house and for me to come when I was done to report in my own words what happened to Hawk.
When I landed in front of my house, Dagmar had just dumped out a bucket of water. I rushed over to Dagmar and asked about mother.
“What?” Dagmar looked startled by what I said. “Your mother? She is still resting.”
“Huh?” I said, confused.
Dagmar gave me a weird look and clarified, “No, she’s fine. What are talking about?”
I did not know what to say then, “I must have been confused with what Hawk said.”
“Hawk?” Dagmar said and put the bucket down. She then sat down on a bench next to my house and looked back to me. “Start from the beginning.”
I relayed what had transpired with tracking Hawk, the brief fight, and then him falling over the cliff. Dagmar assured me it was not my fault, but still I felt like it was. I also said what happened about the ship disappearing without a trace.
“As for what happened to Hawk and the ship vanishing, I don’t know,” she replied. Dagmar stood up and told me to follow her into the house. We sat down on some chairs in the living room; we sat across from each other with a small, rectangle table in between us in the center of the room. Dagmar had a more serious look on her face. “While the trial was going on, Gothi had stopped by. Gothi wanted to check on her before she had gone to the trial to testify as the physician for the trial. So while practically everyone was at the trial, I did a little digging for myself. I had been keeping a low key so as to not make myself look suspicious.”
“What are you trying to say?” I questioned.
Dagmar stated, “I have been observing everything that has been happening since Vlarrin and Sigvald had exchanged threats basically.”
“I haven’t seen you around much,” I added.
Dagmar chuckled, “That’s the point.”
I nodded as Dagmar continued, “I’ve kept tabs on Vlarrin and Hawk since then. When Sigvald was accused of Vlarrin’s murder, I went immediately to Stoick about it; however, he said that he would call on me if I would need to testify.”
“That’s strange,” I interjected.
“I know,” she replied.
“What have you found out?” I asked.
“Well,” she responded. “I have been keeping a closer eye on Vlarrin’s home and his interaction with his family. My take on it is that things do not feel quite right with the whole McBaugston family. Vlarrin is hardly ever home. Ohmarr keeps going in and out all day; usually having a look on his face like he was angry which would almost look like turn to worry. This pattern kept repeating itself until the day you snuck onto Vlarrin’s ship and then retreated after being found out.”
I sat forward in my chair looking at Dagmar, “Wait. You saw me go onto that ship? How come I didn’t see you?”
“Like I said: That’s the point,” she smiled.
I chuckled and then asked, “So what happened after I retreated all the way? I had been wondering that ever since. But when it happened, I didn’t want to go back and be found out.”
“Yes, I did,” Dagmar said. “This is why I can’t figure out why Stoick didn’t want me to testify just yet. I thought they would try to go after you, but instead they stayed on the docks. I was able to get close, while still blending in, to the other man and Vlarrin. The two of them were on the deck trying to be discreet but they made the mistake of staying on the deck behind their ship. I overheard them talking about a return trip to a group of Isles to retrieve the second to last ship load of treasure. A lot of what they were talking was about the current cargo, their previous trips, and the last two. They talked about their small fleet and their group of men. Also, Vlarrin mentioned one of theirs being a traitor. That seemed odd but the second man pushed it aside and continued talking. What really seemed out of place is when the second man said something about ‘The Legend of the Shadow Dragon’ being the reason behind their whole operation.”
At the moment of hearing the two words “Shadow Dragon” which alarmed me. Dagmar noticed that had rattled me and asked about it. But in a polite way I changed the subject and asked, “You said you had dug up something during the trial?”
“Oh yeah,” Dagmar remembered. “While I was on my way back to check on Svana, I ran into Ohmarr.”
“What did he say?” I questioned.
“It wasn’t what he said; more of what he did instead,” she replied. “Ohmarr was walking back in the direction, of his house, with some clothes and a pair of boots. He was trying to get by me without him seeing me. I immediately recognized the clothes Ohmarr was carrying to be Vlarrin’s. But not just that, the same clothes that Vlarrin had on the day he had been killed. I stopped Ohmarr to ask him where he had been and where he was going. He seemed like he wasn’t expecting to get stopped and was trying to get a rid of me. He said he had just come from Gothi’s. But for a kid who had just come from that long walk from Gothi’s, he wasn’t out of breath. He said he used Ace, but when I asked him where his dragon was, he said he had to go and started back off towards his house. Get ready for this. Guess what I found on Vlarrin’s boots?”
“What?” I asked.
“Mud,” Dagmar returned.
“How could his boots have mud on them?” I questioned.
Dagmar responded, “I don’t know.”
Dagmar said she was done, so I thanked her for telling me. We then both stood up. I was about to ask again about mother, she assured me she was okay. She even took me over and let me peek inside the door to look at her. I saw that she was resting in her bed. Now relived to know that my mother was okay, I told Dagmar I needed to go report to Stoick. I bid Dagmar, “So long,” and was on my way.
I took Fredrick for the short flight there and landed where the others had their dragons. Everyone except for Hiccup was just standing outside.
“What are you guys doing out here?” I asked.
Snotlout replied first, “Stoick shoved us out first because he wanted to say something to Hiccup.”
Annabeth then said, “That’s one way of putting it. When we finished our report to Stoick, Stoick looked very odd.”
Cazi then added, “Then he did something very odd.”
“He shoved us out I tell you,” Snotlout insisted, coming over to me.
“Not exactly,” Cazi said shoving Snotlout back out of the way. “Stoick asked us to leave because he had something very important he wanted to tell his son.”
“Well he probably had a good reason,” I said going to stand next to Cazi.
She stopped me by grabbing my left arm, “No, Jarl. He wants to see you too.”
“That’s what is odd,” Meen asked. “No offense. Why would he want to see Jarl about anything important that just includes Hiccup and himself?”
“None taken,” I said. Then chuckled a little while I was going past Meen on the way to the door to Hiccup’s house because I was going to tease her a little. “Now I see where you name comes from.”
Meen dryly replied, “Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny. You’re not the first to make a joke like that. It is good, but an old one.”
“I’m curious,” I stated. “What ‘gnome’ or ‘troll’ is your name supposed to protect you from?”
Meen replied, “You do not want to know.”
“Okay,” I replied and started walking to the door. I put my hand on the handle and then looked back at Meen because I just comprehended what she just said. Meen smiled at me like I had just been fooled. I shook my head and said, “You got me.”
When I went in the house, Stoick and Hiccup were standing near the fireplace.
“Thank you for coming, Jarl,” said Stoick, who shook my hand.
“What’s this all about? Wait. Did something happen to my father?” I inquired.
“No, no, he is fine,” Stoick assured. “But the reason I want to tell you something.”
Hesitant to ask, “What is it?”
“Ever since you were able see that Gobber’s socks were being stolen for a reason, hardly anything escapes your observations,” Stoick said. “That is one of the reason I wanted you to be the Berk Guard. We could use someone of your talents. Someone who could observe something that everyone thinks is unimportant but makes the connections that are related to make it important; like you did with the connection between all the other disappearing items around Berk at that time. Point is, Jarl, I think you are very close to finding out something that I knew we should have told you before.”
Again hesitant to ask, but even more so now, “What would that be?”
“Your father has been working undercover for me,” Stoick answered.
“What?!” I said shocked. “For what.”
Stoick explained, “The counsel wanted me to keep an eye on Vlarrin without anyone knowing. Vlarrin had been selling and trading items… when he isn’t even a trader. The things he would be trading would be unique items not from around here, anything from gold to jewels. While on my way from the meeting with the counsel about it, I ran into Sigvald. Sigvald was in that meeting but left as soon as we were done with the subject of Vlarrin. I asked him where he had gone, but he said it wasn’t important. I knew he was hiding something and demanded he told me what it was. A chief doesn’t like people keeping secrets from him, no matter what they are.”
When Stoick said that, I felt a little uneasy because I had a secret, a secret with Hyrith that is pretty important that would concern Stoick; but Hyrith had sworn me to secrecy, so I tried not to show any emotion when Stoick said that.
Stoick went on to say, “Sigvald paused for a moment and then told me briefly then and later in more detail what was going on.” Stoick paused as if the next thing he was going to say would be difficult to say, “Jarl, your father has been working undercover as an operative in Vlarrin’s scheme.”
Being surprised is the understatement of the day, but then thoughts like this had run through my head. So I was not completely off guard, yet I would always put away thoughts like that.
Stoick continued, “At first I thought this would be a great opportunity to get to see what Vlarrin was up to. But a part of me didn’t want that to happen as Sigvald had been acting very strange and abnormal lately. His actions began to make me question if he had really changed in the time he had been gone. I confronted Sigvald on this recently and he said that that was all part of the plan to force Vlarrin into a mistake. Sigvald’s reasoning was starting to escape me. I held my suspicions in check before I would make a decision on them. Every time Sigvald would report to me, he seemed to share less and less; to the point he stopped coming to me. But when Vlarrin was killed, I was afraid of the worst.”
“When I interviewed Sigvald that night at the jail,” Stoick said finishing up. “Sigvald never said a word. Sigvald was locked up tighter than he was in that jail.”
Not sure of what to make of all this, I then asked, “What are you driving at?”
Stoick sighed and then said, “Even with the evidence of this second man that Asvord introduced, the testimony of myself and Dagmar show that Sigvald has been changing. If this ‘change’ is proven, then Sigvald could be convicted.”
By hearing this, thoughts started racing through my head. I had the thoughts before, but I kept denying them that they were true. Now I’m not so sure. I had been denying thoughts like this to be true, but it seemed like the more I thought about it, the more they seemed truer.
“I don’t want this to happen to your family, Jarl,” Stoick stated. “By my testimony alone, I would have to bound Sigvald over for trial. Once everyone knows that Sigvald has been changing, I fear that the trial will just be a formality. I’m giving you three days to find evidence one way or the other before I testify. If you cannot find anything in three days, I think you know what will happen.”
I was not expecting this development. All I knew was I had to find something and fast. So far, I have not found any clues for me to follow. Everyone that I have found before today has not helped. But where do I start now? Where do I begin?