[ well, not not a dragon actually — but hiccup's forgiven for not knowing that. rand's told precious few people about the whole dragon reborn thing, and anyway at the end of the day he's still very much human.

that said. he nearly does jump out of his skin when hiccup appears from above, winged and (understandably) disgruntled. he hadn't thought to consider the possibility of anyone flying above at all. still, his surprise quickly cedes to embarrassment. ]

I'll be more careful. I really am sorry. [ l i g h t help him. ] Yeah, practicing. I,

[ there's a brief falter as he considers how to explain himself. hiccup hasn't accused him of anything, but he does feel strange after offering services in distinctly non-magical areas multiple times now. ]

don't have much experience with it.

[ should he ask about the wings?? is it rude to ask about the wings??? he's torn, before finally settling on, ]

Are you often flying out here?