[He should feel a little proud about constructing such a thing -- and he was at one point in time -- but as of right now, it's still a very iffy feeling.

But dragon sanctuaries. Hiccup perks considerably.]

Really? A dragonologist...I like the sound of that!

But weaponry's always necessary, I guess. That launcher did take a lot of time and recalibrations to get it right. And since I've been doing forgework forever, it's a natural fit.