
I Open My Eyes
Hiccupa's POV:
I was having nightmares each more terrifying and anxiety inducing then the last. In some I was falling. In others I was watching Ash be killed before my very eyes. Toothless was in trouble and suffering in pain in others. My father was angry with me and telling me once again I was no longer his daughter that he never wanted to see me again. I was at funerals of friends and loved ones. It was fitful torturous sleep.
Finally after having enough I felt myself come awake my eyes fluttering open. The first thing I felt was the pain it seemed as though my entire body was in pain and I couldn't remember why. I tried sitting up a little and thats when I felt the dizzying pain in my head. causing the room to spin. I reached my hand up to grasp where it hurt which is when I saw the iron manacles connected to chains clamped around my wrists. I also felt about my neck there was an iron collar there with a long metal chain leash I couldn't see where the end attached to. When I managed to sit up grimacing in a great deal of pain I looked around my surroundings in confusion.
Obviously I was not home on Berk judging by the rocking and creaking I must be in the cabin of a ship. Judging by the chains I am a prisoner and not a guest but looking at the room it was that of a captain and not a prisoners cell which only added to my confusion. I was laying on a bed and someone had laid a blanket over me. I decided to stand up and try walking to see the extent of my injuries as well as get an idea of where I was or where I was being taken.
I slowly swung my legs off the side of the bed moving the blanket then I lifted up on my right foot only to come crashing to the floor in a painful, clumsy heap with chains rattling when I realized my peg leg was missing, as well as at how dizzy I felt. The collar around my neck had lost some of the slack obviously if I was able to move it would not have been very far. I lay my head on my arm feeling like a fool and groaned in pain trying to remember what had happened to cause me this much pain. I lifted my hand feeling the bump on my head and hearing the chains rattle. I sighed well I should try and get off the floor no sense laying here like a broken heap. Clearly I was not in my right mind typically when I woke up I reattached my peg leg however, I don't remember taking it off nor how I got here.
I was in the act of trying to get off the floor when I heard the sound of a key in a lock and I froze whoever was holding me as a captive was about to come through that door. I felt for my dagger out of instinct damn that was gone as well. It was just as well what threat could I pose injured, chained up, and missing my leg things couldn't get much worse. Could they?
The door swung open and my captor walked in to the room shutting the door behind him I looked up in absolute horror... oh Shit.
"Dagur?"
He looked at me with wide eyes as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing then he said "Hiccupa what happened? Why are you laying on the floor?"
I was to terrified to say anything remembering all the times from when we were children and he used to torture me for fun. What will he do now that he is older and a Chief? I've tried so hard to never anger Dagur but it seemed it was in vain since he would become angry anyway and inflict punishments on me.
He started striding across the room. I tried backing away from him only to back up into the bed behind me. Ships quarters were always small. I closed me eyes and cringed expecting the worst Instead I felt his arms beneath me and he lifted me up into a chair. The only sound the chains rattling. The collar about my neck straining and then feeling loose again. I opened my eyes again Dagur had the end of the length of chain and dropped it on the floor.
He had a worried look in his eyes as he looked me over. Which only added to my discomfort. Finally he spoke "I am sorry about the chains. I didn't know my men did this I only asked them to lock you in here." Then his eyes wondered down to my leg and his eyes widened even more and he bent down at my chair. This caused me to flinch and recoil thinking he was going to do something awful. Instead he held gestured to my partial left leg "Hiccupa did they take your leg?"
I still wasn't able to speak to him so I nodded my head. An angry hard look crossed his features as he arose and stormed across room towards the door he yanked it open wide and stormed out slamming it. I could hear a great deal of yelling outside. I sat there only growing more afraid.
The door reopened and Dagur returned he turned around shutting and turning the lock of the door. Further adding to my uneasiness. Then he strode across the room to his desk where my peg leg lay he picked it up and walked back to where I was kneeling before me.
"I want you to know I am having them punished for this. They were not given orders to do this to you so they have disobeyed me as a result" he told me. Then he handed me my leg back. I carefully examined it to make sure it had not been damaged or tampered with first. I looked at Dagur who was watching me intently I sighed obviously he wasn't going to look away and I had no authority to tell him otherwise. I Then pulled up my legging revealing the nub of my stump to reattach the peg leg Dagur's brows knitted up in concern as he watched me. When I was sure it was attached I lowered the legging back down and readjusted my dress back to above my knees. After this Dagur had a curious look on his face then he stood up.
"Tell me how do you feel?" he asked looking at me with what looked like real concern.
I hesitated but then remembered I had not choice but to obey him. "I am in a lot of pain right now and I don't quite know why." I would've said and you probably had something to do with it but I was in to much pain and to confused to anger him right now.
"Let me get you something for the pain then" he said walking across the room to a cabinet which he unlocked with a small key. He removed items and began tinkering.
I knew I was asking for trouble but I needed answers "Dagur what happened? why am I here?"
"Ah, I wondered when you would ask that question the answer is that I wanted to get you alone their are somethings we need to discuss. You and I have unfinished business and since you are so evasive to get a hold of I had to take drastic measures" he said. This gave me pause but still did not answer my question.
"Well...you must want something your reputation exceeds you and you constantly make demands on Berk. What is it wealth?" I asked.
"No"
"Weapons?"
"No"
"Ships for your armada?"
"No" he chuckled.
"Trained dragons?"
"No"
I thought for a moment remembering some of his plots over the years "If you wanted Toothless you left him behind" I pointed out.
"No, I don't want to take the night fury from you" he said.
I was confused. He walked over with a metal cup in his hand and set it on the table and then sat down on a chair in front of me folding his leg over his knee. He cast me a casual glance with a confident smile like there was a joke I didn't understand.
Finally I asked "Well then what do you want ?"
He gazed at me and a cocked a smirk "You."
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