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Torunn clung for dear life onto Rustbane's neck, feeling rather fearful from their altitude. She had never ridden the Thorstopian before and the dragon likewise was not use to a human on his back. They had decided after a few months of bonding it was time to seal that deal with a first flight, something they had both been eager for. And at first, Torunn had rather enjoyed it, looking down upon the ocean and giving her yells and sounds of excitement as they swooped and dove. That was until Rustbane got a little too carried away and flew higher, doing more complex stunts that had his rider clinging to him out of fear.

But with still being young himself, the razorwhip like dragon found himself quickly tiring out, and his continued sudden drops had the blonde haired woman tensing. "Rustbane easy!" She exclaimed, gulping as he tried to maintain his altitude, metal scrapping metal as he flapped his wings, tongue lolling out as he didn't realize how difficult it was with a human. He gave a soft warble of apology, trying to maintain a decent speed and trying to keep level, but his sore wings and the extra weight was starting to take a toll on his young form, the dragon beginning to go down a bit faster than he wanted to.

As they were coming down to the island that seemed in constant autumn, it was clear to both they were were coming in too hot. "This is gonna hurt." Rustbane lost his last bit of strength, roaring in surprise as he went hurdling through the trees, crashing into the limbs with Torunn following suit, letting out grunts and oofs of pain before she landed with a hard thud and Rustbane with a louder thud and clanking of metal. The crash landing had them stunned for a moment, the Thorstopian growling in slight soreness, slowly pushing himself to his feet and shaking off some twigs and leaves, nudging his rider with concern.

"Ooww, that's going to leave a mark, or a few." She mumbled, resting a hand on his metal snout, slowly sitting up before shaking her head to shake out the leaves that collected on it. "That could have gone better." She sighed, Rustbane letting out a low growl of agreement, supporting Torunn as she pushed herself to her feet, brushing more leaves and other debris from her outfit.

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[Hiccup]

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for @torunnvanadis

"Hiccup" - "Toothless"

A PERFECTLY CONSTRUCTED ALIBI

You just didn't see a dragon like that every day...You didn't see Razorwhips in general really, much less any of their subspecies. He'd heard a bit about the Thorstopian, seeing one in action was exciting, but not nearly as much so as the prospect that someone had managed to befriend and tame one...Sort of...

The night fury and his rider had been silently tailing the pair as they took what Hiccup could only guess was a first flight, if the sloppy maneuvers were anything to go by, but messy as they were it was still impressive to see the pair flying together, it reminded him of the first few times he'd gone flying with Toothless, and those thoughts made him feel older than he actually was...That felt like so long ago.

He reached a hand to pat the top of Toothless' head, chuckling, "think we ought to go say hello?" The black dragon crooned in agreement, but when their attention was turned back, the pair was nowhere to be found, the only hint to their whereabouts was a crash on the island below.

Hiccup didn't need to tell Toothless to pursue where they'd crashed as he fell into a graceful decline, landing just a little ways away from the pair who were picking themselves up off the ground, "yeah I remember that feeling!" He shared a glance with Toothless before turning his attention back to the girl and her dragon, "but hey no broken bones, right? Silver linings and all." Toothless gave a friendly greeting to the other dragon as he and his rider approached carefully, both clearly relaxed, "that wasn't bad for a first go though, I'm Hiccup, this is Toothless, who are you?"

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Torunn was pulling some leaves still tangled in her hair when she and Rustbane heard someone land nearby, causing her to pause for a moment. Her eyes went wide when seeing the infamous black dragon, clearly a Night fury that was the only one known in the Archipelago anymore and more so realizing the rider of said dragon was with him. And they had seen their first flight! If that wasn't the most embarrassing thing for the Chief and alpha dragon of Berk to see, Torunn didn't know what was. She was for once speechless while Rustbane seemed to actually be curious about these new arrivals.

The Thorstopian trotted right up to the two, sniffing and nudging the two with youthful curiosity. He especially was curious about Toothless, pausing at his tail and tilting his head as he examined the faux tail fin used for flying. "What happened to your tail fin?" Rustbane asked, leaning down to sniff at the material, giving a light bite to a few of those rods that allowed for it to spread and shift with the mechanism Hiccup had set up. It was only then that Torunn quickly snapped from her surprise, "Rustbane, leave their contraption alone you nosy dragon." She scolded lightly, causing him to quickly lift his head with an innocent look, the young woman crossing her arms, "Don't give me that look mister, no need to bother Toothless with your curious sniffing."

With that said, the blonde haired Viking teen turned her gaze towards Hiccup as Rustbane slinked back to her side. "I know who you Hiccup Haddock, I think just about most people do. Though I more so do because you are allies with my tribe, the Berserkers." Torunned assured him, making it clear she was not unfamiliar with the chief. "I'm Torunn Vanadis, and this here is my new companion Rustbane." Torunn said, patting his back as Rustbane gave a greeting warble. A proper one at least.

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