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[henrydaniel]

[Henry had to figure out a way to ask for an artist without actually letting his mom know what he wanted. He had to be vague, and though she knew a little about what he was doing, he didn't think she knew that he was having a real actual book made for. Which was why Henry's face appeared on screen and he gave a little smile and wave.]

In case you don't know me, I'm Henry. I'm looking for someone who can illustrate. You know, like a kid's book or something?

[Wow, this was not shaping up to be subtle at all, but he figured as long as Regina was still surprised by the finished product, it was okay.]

If you can, it'd be great if you could get back to me. Or you can find me in room 27 on the eighth floor. Thanks to anyone who can help.

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[no_eels]

[As Henry will learn, here, the answer to that question is always yes. Toothless chews down his steak with as much pleasure as he'd eaten the first quarter, catching them like a winged seal as he rumbles. When the refrigerator is opened wide, though, the steak is already forgotten as he pads forward to stick his head inside.

He closes his jaws around a huge tuna fish — likely imagined there by the dragon — and then drags it out to feast on it, trilling happily.]

[henrydaniel]

So, you really like fish. Now I know.

[Henry gets out some food for himself, leaning against he counter and eating a large sandwich, already constructed.]

Thanks for finding me, today. You can come over any time you want to.

[He has no idea what all they can do, but he just really likes having Toothless around, a lot.]

[no_eels]

[Toothless looks up from his half-decimated fish to trill, pleased by this idea. There are long stretches that most of the vikings he knows are busy, or occupied with other things; tracking down Henry is definitely going to happen a lot.

Especially if they both raid the kitchen. Henry has the excuse of growing, but Toothless is just a walking stomach. He did all his growing a long time ago, for the most part. Everything else that changes now is going to be slow.

Unless he eats so much he turns into a balloon. That could happen quickly.]

[henrydaniel]

[Henry doesn't always have anything else going on. He has his moms and his dad but...as a red-blooded teenager he doesn't really want to hang out with them. He likes Robin and Hook, but they're kind of some times boyfriends to his moms with complications. And his first friend his age, Bran, disappeared. So it's not like Henry is doing anything else, and he's happy to just hang out with Toothless.

Even if Henry is a growing kid, he's still a bottomless pit so yeah, he can spend a TON of time just eating with Toothless.]

Hey...do you think you'd want to explore the outside of the mansion with me? The rest of Wonderland?

[Maybe with a dragon, Pan would leave him alone.]

[no_eels]

[The Nightfury gives a few soft sounds in return, ears perking up. He's seen some of Wonderland from the air, but not all of it. There does seem to be a lot of it to explore. Someone had said that there was no end of it, but that had to be nonsense, didn't it? The vikings said you could fall off of maps.

Sometimes vikings just say strange things, Toothless thinks. Maybe it helps them to feel mysterious, somehow.]

[henrydaniel]

Good. There's this...well, he looks like a kid, but he isn't. His name is Peter. I'm pretty sure he wants to hurt my family but he pretends he doesn't, so I haven't been going outside because I don't think he ever comes in.

[But really, Henry can't do this forever, just avoid the outdoors. The forest, fine. But he doesn't want to be wary of even going to the gardens or exploring the checkerboard hills or any of that other stuff.]

[no_eels]

[Toothless growls softly in response.

Henry is very much a viking that the dragon treasures, and the Nightfury won't stand for anyone threatening him. Or his family, for that matter, although Toothless isn't one hundred percent positive who they are. But still, if they're important to Henry, then he'll stand by them, too. Whoever they are.

He gives a soft little snort. No one's hurting Henry on his watch.]

[henrydaniel]

His name is Peter Pan, just so you know. And thanks, Toothless.

[Henry grins and reaches out to actually hug the dragon. He very well may be the only outlet he has, the only consistent friend.]

[no_eels]

[Henry's answer is another soft little snort, as Toothless closes his eyes. He puts up no resistance to the hug. Unlike some of Hiccup's hugs, which are to garner sympathy or lighten the mood, this is a hug for a specific purpose, and it's nice to feel that he has a weighty friend here in Wonderland.

Toothless' kind might live alone — or they might not, as a last of his kind he isn't sure — but this Nightfury isn't prepared to.]