Taken like that, it's understandable. Our surprise probably didn't help with getting us off on the right foot either.
[Hiccup tries to draw on the chiefly etiquette his father had managed to instill in him. The dragon is clearly prideful, not that Hiccup had met all that many dragons who weren't, so politeness would go a long way towards keeping the peace.]
I believe introduction are in order. My name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, Chief of the village of Berk. My friend here is Toothless, our Alpha.
{Toothless preens a bit, and his false tail-fin comes into clearer view. Hiccup's not sure if he wants to explain how that came about, even if he will when asked. Telling his mother about it had been hard enough. Explaining it to a dragon that had just threatened to bite his head off would be infinitely more difficult.]
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[Hiccup tries to draw on the chiefly etiquette his father had managed to instill in him. The dragon is clearly prideful, not that Hiccup had met all that many dragons who weren't, so politeness would go a long way towards keeping the peace.]
I believe introduction are in order. My name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, Chief of the village of Berk. My friend here is Toothless, our Alpha.
{Toothless preens a bit, and his false tail-fin comes into clearer view. Hiccup's not sure if he wants to explain how that came about, even if he will when asked. Telling his mother about it had been hard enough. Explaining it to a dragon that had just threatened to bite his head off would be infinitely more difficult.]