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Astrid saw movement in the corner of her eye, glancing over and then doing a double take. "Oh great Odin's ghost!" She startled, pulling out her axe as she took a step back.
The rest of the group startled and turned to look where she was staring. Standing there with a blank expression was a man. nothing special, just... A man.
Hiccup stared at them in confusion. "Did- Did none of you realize he was there?"
"No?!" Multiple people shouted. The strange man stared at them, head tilted and one brow raised.
"He's been there for like ten minutes." Hiccup replied, gesturing to the man.
The man turned to Hiccup, holding up his splayed hands and then putting down four of his fingers.
"Sixteen. He's been there for sixteen minutes." Hiccup declared as he turned back to the others.