This place was amazing, even though we, as humans, couldn't really swim in the boiling water of the lagoon. From where I stood, I could see quite a few different types of ores. I could spot clusters of copper ore, some silver and iron, even small crystals of Belzium, which is a rare commodity in the archipelago. I could also spot a smaller black crystal that looked pretty similar to Belzium, something to take a look at later.
I saw Toothless and Stormfly walking toward Cinder. He seems to trust those two more than any of us. I've even seen him teach Toothless how to fly without his prosthetic—though he is much slower without it. I've even helped out a couple of times when Toothless had to chase Cinder around the Edge.
Cinder's very intelligent for a dragon; he's definitely smarter than Toothless. Though, it might just be normal for Night Furies, with how little we know about them. So, not really that strange.
[Splash]
I turned to see Cinder diving into the water and heading towards where he'd put the Dragon Eye. I turned back after hearing groans, signaling that Fishlegs had woken up along with the twins.
"[Gasp]. Hiccup! Are you okay?" Fishlegs asked with worry, quickly coming up to grab my left arm—which I had already wiped off all the drool—to check for injuries. "Hey. I'm fine, Fishlegs, see." I said, pulling my arm away before waving it around.
I then heard quiet laughter coming from the twins. "You know what this means, sister 'o mine?" Tuffnut began, rubbing his hands together mischievously. "While I most certainly do, brother 'o mine." Ruffnut replied with equal enthusiasm.
"This is an important moment in Loki'ing history. And it's not even Loki day yet!" Tuffnut exclaimed dramatically. "A moment for the books." Ruffnut added. I sighed with exasperation the moment I figured out what they were doing.
I moved back as they got in my face. "For on this day!" Ruffnut began. "Hiccup Haddock III, have been..." Tuffnut added, both of them pausing for dramatics. "Loki'ed!/Loki'ed!" I groaned, rubbing my temples in annoyance.
"By a dragon at that." I rolled my eyes, trying to ignore their antics.
I turned back toward the lagoon after hearing the sound of dripping water to see Cinder holding the Dragon Eye in his jaws. But, instead of giving it to either me or Astrid, he just walked past us and into the tunnel we came through.
"Hey. Where are you going?" I asked, hopeful that he would at least give me some sort of answer. He glanced at me, tilting his head toward the tunnel, gesturing for us to follow him.
With a sigh, I turned to the others. "Alright, gang. Let's follow him." I moved, and began to follow behind Cinder. Snotlout groaned. "Why are we following him? Why can't we just take the Dragon Eye, and leave?" He asked.
Before I could say anything, Fishlegs beat me to it. "It might be a show of trust." He noted. "He might just be using the Dragon Eye to get us to follow him so that he could show us something."
Snotlout rolled his eyes. "Yeah, right. Let the basically still wild Night Fury—who, by the way, obviously doesn't really trust us—lead us into a possible trap so that he gets the island to himself." He said, assuming the worst.
We all stopped and stared at him, even Cinder was looking at him strangely.
...
Tuffnut placed a hand on Snotlout's shoulder. "Snotlout, my snotty friend." He began, placing his hand on his own chest. Snotlout looked slightly bewildered. "Anyone in the Loki'ing profession knows that you don't put your full trust in a fellow Loki'er."
Cinder snorted, obviously amused, before continuing towards the main cavern.