第二十章:威力蓄须王的最后一曲(9)
‘Oh for Thor’s sake!’ moaned Fishlegs. ‘That’s Hiccup! Why is he riding at Alvin’s army?’
The witch herself was seated on a Queen Bullguard, a dragon rather larger than the rest of its species. Her white cloak streamed out behind her. Alvin was on a King Bullguard by her side.
She, too, thought she recognised Hiccup.
‘It’s him…’ she whispered. ‘The Hiccup boy… his dragon must have saved him… But what is he doing now? Has he turned mad?’
It was typical of Snotlout, somehow, that even in a situation of desperate peril, he was still showing off. For as he flew towards the swarm of hovering Bullguards, Snotlout threw in an entirely unnecessary somersault.
It was one of Flashburn’s favourites, a Loop-de-Loop Special, and highly difficult to carry out at the best of times. You had to grip very tightly indeed on to the dragon’s back with your knees in order not to fall off when the dragon was upside-down.
The witch herself was seated on a Queen Bullguard, a dragon rather larger than the rest of its species. Her white cloak streamed out behind her. Alvin was on a King Bullguard by her side.
She, too, thought she recognised Hiccup.
‘It’s him…’ she whispered. ‘The Hiccup boy… his dragon must have saved him… But what is he doing now? Has he turned mad?’
It was typical of Snotlout, somehow, that even in a situation of desperate peril, he was still showing off. For as he flew towards the swarm of hovering Bullguards, Snotlout threw in an entirely unnecessary somersault.
It was one of Flashburn’s favourites, a Loop-de-Loop Special, and highly difficult to carry out at the best of times. You had to grip very tightly indeed on to the dragon’s back with your knees in order not to fall off when the dragon was upside-down.