A corner of the Preserve, Friday morning

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Hiccup was in the Preserve because it was what he did in the mornings: went into the woods to visit the dragon

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Toothless watched Hiccup from his perch on the rock, eyes narrowed, tail twitching like an irritated metronome.

[abitlegless]

Hiccup backed up a step, away from the dragon, and his metal foot caught on a tree root, making him stumble. He went down on his good knee, hard, but kept his eyes fixed on Toothless.

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When Hiccup fell, Toothless began stalking towards him, head low, looking very unfriendly.

[abitlegless]

Hiccup returned the look with interest and raised the stick like a club, scrambling to get back up.

“Get away!” He swung the stick at Toothless. “Go on, get lost!”