12-第十一章：蓄须王的信(17)

and then more voices speak, and more and more and more, and suddenly the wind has changed, the tide has turned, and everything is moving with tumbling, gathering, unstoppable force, absolutely the other way. These poor people had been brought through despair and hunger, to the brink of following the unspeakable Alvin. But Grimbeard’s letter, the Last Will and Testament, Hiccup’s survival – suddenly these
had given them hope once more. And it has to be said, the Vikings were the kind of people who felt things very strongly, very passionately one second… but, like the changeable Archipelago winds, were perfectly capable of changing their minds and thinking the exact opposite the next. ‘Quick, Alvin! Think of something good you’ve done recently!’ hissed the Witch. ‘Something that might make you popular!’ ‘Well…