I land Toothless. Every Viking comes over and starts clapping at me. I look down. Why do I feel unsettled? I won. I kicked his ass. I made peace. But... I'm guilty of not ending his life. Toothless nudges my back and licks me. I scratch his chin. Dad and Gobber come out.

"Son! You're alive!" Dad grabs me.

"Yes, yes. Ow." I wince.

"You really had me going son." Dad says.

"Sorry about running off." I scratch my head.

"What happened to your shirt?" Gobber asks.

"Relocated." I shrug.

"What exactly did you younglings get yourselves into now?" Gobber raises an eyebrow.

"Uh..." I start.

Funny story.

"The Prince of Fire has saved your lands." She caws on my shoulder.

"Ghay! I forgot she could talk like that." Gobber sighs.

"Son, is this true?" Dad asks me.

"I didn't kill him." I say.

"Thank Thor." Dad says.

"But... would you have? Should I have? What if he comes back? What if..." I start.

"Hiccup. Will you stop? We won." Dad says.

"For now." I point out.

"He wouldn't dare to come back." Dad says.

"But... would you have killed him?" I ask.

"When I was younger, yes. But you taught me revenge isn't a solution." Dad says.

I look down.

"I had forgotten the lesson for ten years." I say.

Astrid takes my arm.

"And you had remembered." Astrid smiles.

"You have done well, my lord. I will always be by your side." She lowers her head.

"And so will we." Astrid smiles.

The others nod. I let out a breath.

"Thank you, you have no idea how much that means to me." I say.

"You must be starving." Dad puts his hand on my shoulder.

"I actually am." I say.

"We shall have a feast!" Dad yells.

I grab him. He smiles down at me and wraps his hands down. A couple tears fall from my head. I let out a breath. I didn't think it would be possible for me to feel a sense of home, but I do. I feel at home again. I feel Toothless hug me as well. For the first time in forever, I did something I never thought I could do- I smiled.

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