第三十一章（终章）：秘密藏身处(8)

yet,’ said the Wodensfang. ‘Alvin needs that Jewel to take to Tomorrow if he wants to become the King himself. And only if he became the King would he learn the Jewel’s secret. We are perfectly safe… for the moment, admittedly.’ Hiccup sat up on his bed of grass, filled with
sudden, desperate anxiety. He looked straight into the Wodensfang’s brown eyes earnestly. ‘Doesn’t it worry you, Wodensfang, that I only had the Dragon Jewel for a few minutes before it fell into the hands of Alvin the Treacherous?’ The Wodensfang said nothing. ‘I’ve just been worrying and worrying about it. Do you remember the last time you trusted a human with the Dragon Jewel? Hiccup the First? And how eventually it fell into the hands of Grimbeard the Ghastly? What if this is history repeating itself? It does seem that I collect all these Things, but they all end up in the hands of Alvin the Treacherous…