It seemed an odd reaction but Hiccup couldn’t help but chuckle before smiling fondly to assure her that he didn‘t mean anything bad by his sudden laughter- he wasn’t mocking her decision just her wording. “Yeah, maybe next time avoid that dragon.” Recovering some of the seriousness of before he clasped her by the shoulders and looked her in the eyes. “I never said what you did was wrong. You and Blizzard WERE the most sensible choice but I let my own fears get in the way of that. Had I been in your shoes I [b]would[/b] have done the same thing.” Hiccup had no doubt of that- he’d given his own father many near heart attacks and now… well he truly understood what he’d put Stoick through.

“That’s why I wanted to apologize. I wanted to explain that to you but you were already gone. Every bit as stubborn as I ever was.” He added with a laugh and hugged her “I’ve missed you so much.” He admitted softer “and regardless of what I was expecting, you could never disappointment me.”

“But…” He drew back “that’s probably enough of me embarrassing you, don’t you think?” He got to his feet and thoughtlessly brushed himself off, glancing towards the sky. “It’s a really nice night for a flight.” He suggested offhandedly before turning to rejoin the masses. Immediately engaged by several of the villagers who offered him drinks and cheery words.