At dusk, Hiccup woke as a nightfury. He wiggled out of Toothless's grasp and flew down to the sea to get some food. He ate his fill and returned with fish for the now awake Toothless. Hiccup looked at Toothless for a bit and noticed his broken wing. He made a comforting croon and nuzzled the wing. After a few minutes of conversation, Gothi arrived and teleported Toothless to the island. Hiccup followed with his wings.

When dawn came, Astrid woke as a nadder. She spread her wings and flew up to see how close the vikings were to finding them. She looked down on the hidden path leading to the cove and saw the vikings on it. She then dived down and woke the others. They grabbed what they brought and together, they flew west to the island Gothi spoke of.

When the vikings entered the cove, there was no trace of the riders ever being there that was visible to their eyes. Mildew then stepped into the cove. "So they leave with what little they can carry? Very well. We shall be waiting for them to return." In the minds of the riders and dragons alike, they shared this conviction: Mildew will pay for his crimes. He will pay with his life. When we get stronger, we will return. He better watch out.