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Valka ran her hands along Cloud Jumper. "I want you to get another dragon to retrieve Hiccup. Find one to succeed where all the others have failed. Bring my son back to me." Cloud bowed, then flew off to talk to a certain dragon. Only the night fury would be able to regain possession of the son of Valka and Stoick.
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"How dare you request me to retrieve a son of the wingless landcrawlers?!" The offspring of lightning and death spat. "The dragon who lands on that piece of land rubble never returns. I have never gone within a fire shot of there, and I am not going to begin. Do not try to reason with me or threaten me with your king. I serve no one, not even the evil dragon the others call queen. I only join the raids to avoid getting eaten."
Cloud jumper stared at the dark colored dragon intently.
"Alas!" The midnight finally cried, "I can see in your eyes that you will not be swayed. Very well, we will compromise, I will send a monstrous nightmare who may be able to lay hold on him. I will oversee to make sure all goes well. Do not ask for more, that is all I will do." The night fury flew off huffily with no further words.
"Well," Cloud mused to himself, "that went better than expected."