In the Stockade

Staolkroer was In chains, He Was Suckered into Letting His Guard Down, But He'd At Least Allowed His Dragons To Escape by Holding off Dozens of Would Be Bounty Collectors. His Screaming **** or Echo As He Called Her, Was Rather **** to Abandon Him, but Ultimately Followed His Wishes. The Hunters took turns, Punching him, Kicking him and Offering Food and Water only to suddenly take it back. When the Lead Slaver Came to Him, Staolkroer was Pretty Badly Beaten, He Looked at her, smiled and mumbled something. "What Was That?" She Asked Leaning Closer. Instead of Answering, Staolkroer Spat Bloody Saliva In Her Ear. "How Quaint." She Says Mockingly, Before Slapping His Bruised Face.

Staolkroer was Struggling to Breathe, His Ribs were Cracked and His Lungs were Constricted By this. But When A Colossal and Cataclysmic Roar Pierced the Land, He Saw His Screaming **** Leading a Dragon Army at it's Back. "Echo Just Doesn't Quit, Does She?" Staolkroer Muses as Someone Begins to Unchain Him. "Thought I Told You I Didn't Want or Need Your Help?" Staolkroer Says, Still Half Delirious and Badly Beaten, but Shrewd enough to Know Who Rescued him. "Yeah Well, I'm The Chief." Says Hiccup. "No Not Quite. Not Till You Marry and Have Little Chiefs." Says Staolkroer With Some Mirth. "Can We Joke When We're Not in Slaver Central?" Asks Astrid. "No, I Need to Finish What I Started." Says Staolkroer as He Whistles Weakly and Echo Rushes towards Him. "Echo and I Need to Free Something, It Will Turn the Tide in Our Favor, but Only We Can Do it If You and The Night Fury Help us." Says Staolkroer as he Flies on Ahead.

Staolkroer and Echo were Flying into an Icy Cavern when Hiccup and Toothless Come up and a Reach him. "So What Are We Doing Here?" Hiccup Asks. "Beneath this Isle is an Ancient Bewilderbeast, According To Legend, He Who Unites Disparate Dragons with the Aid of A Night Fury Alpha, but one that is crippled, Will Receive a Invaluable Boon From the Ancient Dragon. Look There it is!" Says Staolkroer as He See's the Nearly Decrepit Dragon.