12-第十三章：很短的一章，开头很好......结尾很糟糕(8)

’ … while thinking, I am NEVER going to get used to this… As Hiccup rose to his feet, he was not looking forward to the single combat. He was absolutely terrified. Just the thought of the Dragon Furious brought him out in a cold sweat. But in his heart of hearts, beneath his terror, he not only felt hopeful, he even felt confident. The Dragon would be frightened of the Jewel. The strength of the Jewel’s power made Hiccup strong, and now he knew its dark secret he would be able to bargain with the Dragon Furious and save the humans without destroying the dragons. And then, he felt a rustling in his backpack, and the Wodensfang woke up.

The Wodensfang’s little brown face appeared over the top of Hiccup’s backpack, and his little brown nose twitched as he tried to take everything in, and his dazed, bleary eyes blinked at the enormous company of people gathered excitedly in the ruined hall. ‘Dear me,’ croaked the Wodensfang. ‘Where am I and what on earth is going on?’ And then he looked up, and saw the Crown on Hiccup’s head, did a double take, blinked twice and gave a whoop of joy. ‘Oh my goodness! My dear boy! YOU DID IT! YOU’RE THE KING! YOU DID IT! YOU REALLY, REALLY DID IT!’ The Wodensfang fluttered out of the backpack on his old brown wings. He capered around Hiccup, and embraced him tearfully. ‘I can’t believe I MISSED it all! This is marvellous! This is glorious! O happy happy day! I have to admit, I thought that the whole thing would