"Hiccup opened the chest which was almost overflowing with gold and precious stones."

You understand that they live in a small island with a population of maximum in hundreds. Where do you think he had gotten so much gold and precious stones?

I've read a story exactly like this, with the same plot and everything. It's The Choice by reens. Did you write this after reading his/her story?

Review for chapter 21: HAHAHA! They’ll double team the zippleback... I’m gonna go now.

Ok so last chapter was freaking legendary. Like, wow. I wish there would be a scene like that in like every book ever. Also, similar to something that actually happened to me in high school, so bonus points for that.

Pro tip: don’t read this chapter while listening to Piano Man. The feels will make you sob like a maniac at 3:00am and wake up your neighbors. Not fun.

Just got back into reading HTTYD fanfiction and it is STILL so weird hearing the name Thor in a context not related to the MCU. Lol... imagine Hiccup meeting MCU Thor. That would go well. Love this fic, no matter how many times I read I always end up rereading it like a month later.

A Tale of Two Families, indeed. The question is can Astrid's influence help Hiccup's relationship with his father become more like the one she shares with her parents.

Short but sweet. One thought, it might have been good to write some of this from Astrid's point of view particularly when she first meets Toothless thus realizing just how powerful a secret Hiccup has been keeping.

Ruff-tus interrruptus-these two can't get a break. Phenomenal chapter.

Another series of steps in the right direction . . . Fluff or not, this is good writing.

Must admit . . . you write some good fluff. If these two were going to make it, this is the kind of first step that would be needed. Good chapter.

Well written. Does raise the question as to why Hiccup who is nothing if not stubborn was unable to get to Astrid when she was locked up in her room following her father's injury.

First, I forgot to mention what a novel idea it was last chapter to have Toothless help Hiccup learn archery. Second, this plot twist continues to intrigue. Third, interesting way to find out about the "other person" in Hiccup's life . . .

Good chapter. I especially appreciate how you have the teens practicing with the same dragons more than once as they did in the movie. It is certainly more believable. Also an ill Hiccup as this point in the story is both an interesting as well as unique change of pace from the original . . .

Truthfully, if this is how these characters really are then they both need to ask for a divorce now and be done with it. This is my second time reading this story as I really like your writing in general and I am trying to see if I have been over critical. Unfortunately up to and including this chapter, I find the characterizations of Hiccup and Astrid to be just too OOC. Which I could accept if the consequences of these differences were at least consistent. In other word if there both going to be the way you have written them in these first few chapters then they really should divorce. In Viking culture all it would have taken is for one or both to ask for one. As it is, it is not conceivable that a couple would be able to overcome this much anger, hatred and history. Or to put it another way, I can accept how you have chosen to alter the characters but I cannot accept how you have not altered the ending-not all stories can or should end happily given what has gone before.