One more chapter done, so many more to go.

By the way, there are a few names given to dragons by their riders that I didn't explain in the body of the text. If anyone's interested:

FOLKVARDR - Astrid's Deadly Nadder; Variant spelling of Old Norse Folkvarsr, meaning "guardian of the people."

ASGEIRR - Snotlout's Monstrous Nightmare; Old Norse name composed of the elements ass "god" and geirr "spear," hence "god-spear."

Other names are forthcoming, so I'll wait to explain them.