Hiccup & Toothless & Erik
He thought about the size of the yard without answering immediately. The dragon didn't trust him yet but everything he knew about them they were happy to be around children so maybe it would equal out.
"We can try it." If it ended badly then they didn't have to do it again. And it might be too cold to sit outside and play chess anyway. They would just have to see.
Other than Aurie no one had really touched him since Charles had left. Mainly because other than the occasional hug he wouldn't let them. Erik leaned back against the offered shoulder with a quiet sigh. He'd always lost everything and all he wanted to do was protect his people and he couldn't even do that. Here he had even less power. There really wasn't anything he could say that wouldn't be very bitter right now.