His heart seemed to squeeze in excitement as the familiar castle came into view ahead of him. Despite the distance between himself and DunBroch, Hiccup could make out the tall and strong stone walls nestled at the edge of the rocky cliff, the calm dark water of the lake sleeping below. Trees stood to attention around the fortress, quite sparse compared to the vast dark green highland that surrounded the castle for miles and miles. Overhead the sky was dull, dark as if cloud had ben smudged and gave no allowance for sunlight.
The air was cold. He could tell that even through his black soft boiled leather armour. The freezing wind screamed pas