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| Valka's song: a quick write | |
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| Topic Started: 01 Jul 2014, 16:31 (2309 Views) | |
| Bard of Berk | 01 Jul 2014, 16:31 Post #1 |
Dragon Egg
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Valka's song! A quick write...enjoy! It was nearly a week since the young Chief had returned home. The rebuilding of Berk was underway and on track, with some dragon racing interspersed during the day to keep spirits high. Hiccup was kept away most hours of the day, ferrying lumber back and forth on Toothless, settling minor disputes, working fervently to get the townspeople’s houses repaired and insulated before Horrendous Hail season began. When the end of each day finally came, the young Haddock was too exhausted to do much besides hope that sleep would come easily and he’d be ready to tackle the next day of new chiefing duties. He thought of his father often, his grief not quite sinking in yet. He expected it would in due time. Valka had spent all week in the forge with Gobber, working overtime to get the armory restocked and weapons repaired. Hiccup was able to teach her some of the skills he learned from Gobber over the years, and she gained enough prowess with a hammer to be of some assistance. She valued the time to think alone in the heated small work space, not quite feeling up to attempting conversation with people she hadn’t seen in nearly twenty years. Upon returning to the Haddock house, Hiccup had insisted that Valka take his father’s bed, as he still preferred sleeping in his room upstairs and didn’t feel right sleeping where his father should be. She instead returned to sleeping underneath Cloudjumper’s wing at night, not having been able to return to her marriage bed without her husband beside her. Sleep would not come to Valka that night. She silently climbed up to her son’s bedroom and perched on the edge of his bed. He slept soundly, his chest rising and falling softly. In that moment, she did not see a new chieftain of Berk who had recently reached manhood...she saw a child. Her baby. She gently smoothed the wayward strands of hair on his forehead, softly kissed him there, then tiptoed silently back down the stairs. Instead of letting her thoughts and grief overwhelm her, she gently climbed atop Cloudjumper and flew out into the starry sky, hoping that a nighttime flight would calm her. Wordlessly, Cloudjumper carried her to the top of Raven Point, one of the highest places on Berk. She sat on the edge of the precipice, her boots dangling into oblivion. She felt a velvety wing around her and gazed up fondly at her dragon companion. He studied her with golden eyes for a moment, then tucked his head underneath his other wing for a brief nap. Valka gazed around admirably at the beauty of Berk at night, and wondered if souls residing in the Halls of Valhalla could hear her from here. Viking and dragon sat silently for a long time, when finally a quiet song escaped her lips. I fly and flail on wailing winds, With ne’er fear of falling, I gladly rode the winds of life, When you married me, Now scorching sun, nor freezing cold, Can stop you on your journey, But I did promise you my heart, To love you for eternity. My dearest one, my darling dear, Your mighty words astounded me, What I’d give for one more mighty deed, To feel your arms around me. I’d accept your rings of gold, Let you sing me poetry, You kept our son from every harm, I wish you were beside me. To love and kiss, to sweetly hold, For the dancing and the dreaming, Through all life’s sorrows and delights I’ll keep your love inside me I’ll fly and flail on wailing winds With ne’er a fear of falling And gladly ride the winds of life If you will stay with me… |
| Toothless123 | 01 Jul 2014, 16:39 Post #2 |
Night Fury
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 Beautiful...
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| Hope_and_Heir | 01 Jul 2014, 16:44 Post #3 |
[color=#B40431]Winner of Shnuckle's Oneshot Fanfiction Contest 2014 [/color] 
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Truly beautiful! |
'There Were Dragons When I Was A Boy…'   
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| The Norse Nerd | 01 Jul 2014, 19:58 Post #4 |
-This is Borghild-
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*sob* You made me cry! It's so well written! |
  I don't ship Hiccstrid, deal with it (◡‿◡✿) ~Slytherin~ -Cancer Sun- -Aries Moon- -Virgo Ascendant- Borghild Dragon Riders Youtube Channel | |
| BerserkDragon | 02 Jul 2014, 17:06 Post #5 |
antisocial british nerd with a youtube channel
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(I just noticed the new icons!!  )Instead of reading the last bit I sang it in a Scottish accent and it brought me to tears 
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Me? An otaku? Pfff. Yes I do like dragons if you're wondering. Doesn't seem like it from my profile pic n signature, I know, but I do. 
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| The Norse Nerd | 02 Jul 2014, 17:15 Post #6 |
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-This is Borghild-
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I just noticed them too! |
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I don't ship Hiccstrid, deal with it (◡‿◡✿) ~Slytherin~ -Cancer Sun- -Aries Moon- -Virgo Ascendant- Borghild Dragon Riders Youtube Channel | |
| draconicwyvern | 02 Jul 2014, 17:33 Post #7 |
kyt, 18, she/her.
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Great work  That was sad and nostalgic! Well-written!
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| Bard of Berk | 02 Jul 2014, 22:05 Post #8 |
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Dragon Egg
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Thank you guys-glad you like it! You have no idea how flattered I am.  
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| MissunyNightFury | 24 Jul 2014, 20:42 Post #9 |
Escaped from an asylem
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That's so sweet!!
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"There's something you must remember when riding a dragon. There's no manual, no safety harness, no guarantees when you're on one of these beasts. All you have is the wind in your hair, and the clothes on your back. The only thing between you and that dragon is your saddle. You need to hold onto it for dear life, as that creature takes you the skies. That, is dragon riding." | |
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