Chapter 3: Idle Hands...

''What is often forgotten by many, being focused on Hiccup Haddock and his accomplishments, is that he had an extensive support network in the form of his friends and family. In particular, The Dragon Archivist, Fishlegs Ingerman, is often forgotten by popular histories or relegated to secondary consideration at best, despite the fact that his educational efforts allowed his friend's innovations to be retained as time passed…''

''…without Ingerman, Haddock would have been universally seen as a wizard or other arcanist within a generation of his passing. Instead, their joint legacy resulted in the establishment of some of the modern world's greatest educational and intellectual institutions…''

—A History Of The Isles, Oxford, England, 1591

Chapter Overview
Snotlout, leads an unauthorised raid.

Mildew attempts to discredit the new dragon ways.

Foreshadowing
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Epigraph Tie-In

 * The epigraph mentions Fishlegs was one of Hiccup's most important supporters whose efforts allowed Hiccup's innovations to be preserved. The chapter shows him acting in support of the Haddock clan by reporting Snotlout's unauthorised raid to Stoick. He also assists Hiccup and Astrid in tending Stormfly's wounds.

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