Chapter 27: A Humble Proposal

''…within half a year of the battle with the Green Death, the first recorded attempt at theft of dragons from Berk occurred, instigated by the then-petty king of Vedrarfjord, known at the time as Adalwin ua Imir, in southeastern Éire. This first attempt failed, but Hiccup clan Haddock appealed for moderation on the part of his tribesmates and likewise failed to end the threat decisively. This allowed Adalwin to insert a spy into Berk, Heather nic Oswald clan Murchadh, then age fifteen. Trained in espionage from the age of thirteen, her orders were to infiltrate Berk, steal dragons, and exfiltrate back to Vedrarfjord. ''

''While not all of the legends about Heather clan Murchadh (later clan Ingerman) are accurate, the broad strokes of those legends are generally on point. Due to emotional attachments to Berk, specifically that of her future husband, Fishlegs clan Ingerman, she defected to the Hooligan tribe. And, as her first action on behalf of her adopted society, she aided Berk in a Trojan Horse-style infiltration of Adalwin's keep for a retaliatory decapitation strike against her former masters.''

''The attack was a mixed success, with only some of its objectives achieved, and resulting in numerous unintended consequences. These included…''

—Origins Of The Grand Thing, Edinburgh Press, 1631

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Epigraph Tie-In

 * The epigraph mentions the then-petty king of Vedrarfjord was known at the time as Adalwin ua Imir. The chapter shows Fritjof outing him as an impostor whose real name is Alvin.
 * The epigraph describes Heather aiding Berk in a retaliatory attack against Adalwin. The chapter shows the attack.
 * The epigraph mentions the attack had numerous unintended consequences. One of these turns out to be the annexation of Vedrarfjord.

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