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“I was caught unawares…” ~ On the Steps of the Palace: Into the Woods Chapter Eleven Hiccup found he had much less time to act than he had anticipated once Toothless had faded from view.  He turned to run back to the heart of the village, primed to resume Regan’s evacuation efforts, but was stopped dead in his tracks. He could already see the smoke. Approaching flames tinted the cool winter twilight a dusty orange. The square appeared to be mostly deserted for the time being; Hiccup suspected most the villagers chose to remain in their homes, blissfully unaware of the approaching danger. Hiccup felt like he wa

Permanence in Motion Clouds are funny. I mean, they seem to be in the midst of a bit of an identity crisis, right? If you want this one to be a turtle, then it's a turtle. If you change your mind and want it to be a steam engine, then it's a steam engine. They let everyone else project their opinions onto their identity. Though, I suppose there's peace in not quite knowing what you want to be or where you want to go. Since I had reached a whole new level of absurdity assigning destinies to condensation in the sky, I decidedly turned over onto my stomach to face my book. The pages were easier to look at than the sky; they knew exactly what t

"Why not stay and be caught? You think, well, it's a thought. What would be his response?" On the Steps of the Palace: Into the Woods Chapter 10 Mogadon couldn't remember the last time the night had been so perfect for sailing. Though the biting cold of winter had definitely established itself in the frigid sea air, the water was calm and the wind was steady, helping rather than hindering their progress toward the mainland. The night was clear as well without even the slightest hint of approaching fog; not long ago the men were cheering at their first sight of the mainland in the distance as they approached the northern coast of Ireland. Th