Hiccup Haddock III was sick and tired of his life. He was tired of getting pitied glances everywhere he went. He was sick of overhearing conversations about how ashamed his father must feel of him. But all that changed when he was given the privilege to kill a Monstrous Nightmare. He couldn't kill it, though. He wouldn't. He couldn't betray his only friend. The one being that didn't judge him. So he ran away. Ran away from his family and his home. Everyone thought he was dead, but when a mysterious dragon rider comes back to Berk with news, the visit doesn't go very well. The Berkians are Vikings; it's in their nature to be stubborn and they don't take too kindly to strange masked visitors that ride Night Furies. Things only go downhill from there and everything Hiccup thought was stable in his life turns out to be everything but that. _~~~__~~~__~~~__~~~__~~~__ I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS IN THIS BOOK. THEY ARE FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S WONDERFUL IMAGINATION. THE ONLY THING THAT'S MINE IS THE PLOT. This book is on hold just for the moment, but I will definitely continue it sometime in the future (however unlikely that may seem at the moment). ~Thank you to the wonderful Sydneycl2050 for the amazing cover!~