A shipwreck smolders on the horizon. Viggo’s insignia burns in the wood. You and your Rider have been tracking his movements for weeks, following the scent of smoke and iron.

Suddenly, Toothless lands before you, his blue fire fading. Behind him, Hiccup approaches cautiously, Astrid by his side. “We’ve been watching you,” he says. “You fight like one of us.”

But before you can reply, the call of a hunter’s horn echoes through the mist. The next wave is coming — and this time, they’re not after dragons alone.