Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 5:09:43 GMT
(ooc: January 19th. Closed to @hiccup and @valka.)
Sitting still in the same place, watching the same things, and expected to live with those circumstances wasn't something that came easily to Valka. She could do it, were she willing, but the itch to get out and live had gotten the better of her. So, silent as ever, she had slipped beyond the Enchanted Suns forest territory and set out with Cloudjumper to parts unknown. Alaska wound up being where she and her faithful companion settled on after a few days of flight. In her heart, Valka knew that leaving camp without a word wasn't the most graceful of decisions. She could have said something. Probably should have, too, Valka thought. This was the bed she'd made, and now she had to lay in it.
As the sun peeked out above the horizon, rosy dawn fingers stretched out above where the sky met the sea, Valka felt content. This was the sort of thing she was used to. Traveling with Cloudjumper beneath her feet and just taking what life threw at her. She could have been showing the trainees the ropes or teaching them how to survive in general should a situation call for it, but this felt right.
Valka reasoned with herself that soon, she'd return to the Great Forest. No one would have questioned it as far as she knew. She could easily say that she'd been looking for Hiccup and Toothless if anyone did ask. Still, as the four wings of her closest friend beat rhythmically and carried them closer to land, she did wonder if perhaps venturing out alone was a sound idea. There could have been enemies lurking in the wilds of Alaska. There also could have been dragons in need, though. Or people, too, she told herself. Was it not an Enchanted Sun's duty to try and help if they could? Or was it better for her to have just stayed in the forest and do what she was told?
"Grrrrn?"
Cloudjumper's voice brought Valka out of her thoughts. She looked down at her companion and found herself at a loss of what to say. He did have a good reason to ask. She'd just told him to fly. Now they were out in Alaska and were approaching land beyond the ocean. The first thing she did was heave a sigh.
"I don't know," Valka confessed. "I wasn't comfortable just sitting with nothing to do. Maybe part of it had to do with finding Hiccup, maybe it didn't. And maybe..." As Cloudjumper reached the flat, snowy mass of land, Valka readied herself for what was to come. She and Cloudjumper had practiced landing plenty of times and were in enough harmony to recall the procedure. His left forewing was reached out for Valka to grab while his other three were employed to guiding his large body down. Then, Valka grabbed his wing claw and allowed him to lower her to the ground. She landed with a soft thump in the snow and, at last, she released a sort of sigh.
"I can't say that I'm not frustrated," she admitted. "I know why Hiccup allied us in this war. I believe in him. But it's still a lot to ask of me, Cloudjumper." Valka did wish Hiccup had talked to her. Or someone. Fergus was there in the war, she knew, and she did trust that he wouldn't have swayed Hiccup to join the Enchanted Suns without good cause. It still just was hard to believe that Berk was at war again.
Cloudjumper seemed to sense her feelings. Soon, Valka felt the owl-like dragon bring one of his wings around her in a comforting fashion. At that? She smiled.
"Thank you," she said. There was quiet for a time. Then she pat Cloudjumper's head gently and motioned for him to follow her. "Come along. We can't just waste time out here. Much as I'd like to idle, I feel like there's a chance we were brought here for a reason." Her mouth parted into a soft smile, then she looked to Cloudjumper once more as she started to walk. He no doubt understood her meaning. Still, Valka continued.
"We should at least try to find my son." Her first instinct was to look for tracks. The snow largely looked untouched, indicating a fresh snowfall had taken place recently. Her walk was paused, then she knelt in the snow to get a closer look. She could have been trying to track something, too. Unfortunately, her brows knit together and a frown tugged on her lips. She heard Cloudjumper behind her give a small rumble.
"No, no," Valka told him. "No need to go airborne yet. We should wait and see if he comes to us. I don't think we'll be tracking much with this fresh snow. Not yet."
Unless she was wrong, of course. There was a chance Toothless and Hiccup would fall into their laps. For the moment? Valka was cautiously leaning toward that not being likely.
Sitting still in the same place, watching the same things, and expected to live with those circumstances wasn't something that came easily to Valka. She could do it, were she willing, but the itch to get out and live had gotten the better of her. So, silent as ever, she had slipped beyond the Enchanted Suns forest territory and set out with Cloudjumper to parts unknown. Alaska wound up being where she and her faithful companion settled on after a few days of flight. In her heart, Valka knew that leaving camp without a word wasn't the most graceful of decisions. She could have said something. Probably should have, too, Valka thought. This was the bed she'd made, and now she had to lay in it.
As the sun peeked out above the horizon, rosy dawn fingers stretched out above where the sky met the sea, Valka felt content. This was the sort of thing she was used to. Traveling with Cloudjumper beneath her feet and just taking what life threw at her. She could have been showing the trainees the ropes or teaching them how to survive in general should a situation call for it, but this felt right.
Valka reasoned with herself that soon, she'd return to the Great Forest. No one would have questioned it as far as she knew. She could easily say that she'd been looking for Hiccup and Toothless if anyone did ask. Still, as the four wings of her closest friend beat rhythmically and carried them closer to land, she did wonder if perhaps venturing out alone was a sound idea. There could have been enemies lurking in the wilds of Alaska. There also could have been dragons in need, though. Or people, too, she told herself. Was it not an Enchanted Sun's duty to try and help if they could? Or was it better for her to have just stayed in the forest and do what she was told?
"Grrrrn?"
Cloudjumper's voice brought Valka out of her thoughts. She looked down at her companion and found herself at a loss of what to say. He did have a good reason to ask. She'd just told him to fly. Now they were out in Alaska and were approaching land beyond the ocean. The first thing she did was heave a sigh.
"I don't know," Valka confessed. "I wasn't comfortable just sitting with nothing to do. Maybe part of it had to do with finding Hiccup, maybe it didn't. And maybe..." As Cloudjumper reached the flat, snowy mass of land, Valka readied herself for what was to come. She and Cloudjumper had practiced landing plenty of times and were in enough harmony to recall the procedure. His left forewing was reached out for Valka to grab while his other three were employed to guiding his large body down. Then, Valka grabbed his wing claw and allowed him to lower her to the ground. She landed with a soft thump in the snow and, at last, she released a sort of sigh.
"I can't say that I'm not frustrated," she admitted. "I know why Hiccup allied us in this war. I believe in him. But it's still a lot to ask of me, Cloudjumper." Valka did wish Hiccup had talked to her. Or someone. Fergus was there in the war, she knew, and she did trust that he wouldn't have swayed Hiccup to join the Enchanted Suns without good cause. It still just was hard to believe that Berk was at war again.
Cloudjumper seemed to sense her feelings. Soon, Valka felt the owl-like dragon bring one of his wings around her in a comforting fashion. At that? She smiled.
"Thank you," she said. There was quiet for a time. Then she pat Cloudjumper's head gently and motioned for him to follow her. "Come along. We can't just waste time out here. Much as I'd like to idle, I feel like there's a chance we were brought here for a reason." Her mouth parted into a soft smile, then she looked to Cloudjumper once more as she started to walk. He no doubt understood her meaning. Still, Valka continued.
"We should at least try to find my son." Her first instinct was to look for tracks. The snow largely looked untouched, indicating a fresh snowfall had taken place recently. Her walk was paused, then she knelt in the snow to get a closer look. She could have been trying to track something, too. Unfortunately, her brows knit together and a frown tugged on her lips. She heard Cloudjumper behind her give a small rumble.
"No, no," Valka told him. "No need to go airborne yet. We should wait and see if he comes to us. I don't think we'll be tracking much with this fresh snow. Not yet."
Unless she was wrong, of course. There was a chance Toothless and Hiccup would fall into their laps. For the moment? Valka was cautiously leaning toward that not being likely.
