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This is them if they were animals and you can't change my mind

Halt: I wanna show you a picture of last night that really upset me

Gilan: alright but Will bet me fifty cents that I couldn't drink al that shampoo

Halt: that's not what I wanted to-you drank shampoo?!?!?!

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You could put any trio and it would work honestly and not even in one order

Will has ADHD and I can't be convinced other wise.

I mean a( his head goes a thousand miles an hour (ten questions a second).

And b( has a lot of energy cause anyone with a normal amount of energy would not climb multiple castle towers for fun.

Find your apprentice 101

By Halt O'Carrick

- curse out the king

- get banished

- fight a warlord

- save your apprentice from horsemen

- Ally with the kidnappers of your apprentice

- fight a war with said kidnappers against the horsemen

- make one of the most important treaties in history

- return home with your apprentice

You know how Crowley made this secret mission team thing with Will, Halt and Horace?

He didn't need to add Horace. One riot one ranger right? He is certainly useful but I think he had a dubble motive.

Because if it was just Will and Halt and something goes wrong and one gets hurt.... Those two would do anything for the other. Like killing, torturing (like in Halts peril), they'll fight an army on there own for the other.

I believe he put Horace there because he didn't trust them to not go to prison(or worse) for the other. Halt already got himself banished for Will I think Crowley just didn't want something like that to happen again.

Halt and Will having short problems p1

Top shelf

Halt had a problem. Not that he was going to admit that it's just that Gilan, Crowley and Will are coming over for dinner and Pauline was on a mission. Which was fine he could take care of it no problem but he would also need to deck the table. The problem was that the plates where on the top shelf. Which he couldn't reach and had to climb the counter, but he really didn't want to deal with the talking he would get from Pauline for almost breaking his back. He didn't how but she always knew when he did something like that.

He could deal with that later though right now he needed to cook dinner and deck the table excluding the plates that is.

--

Will was done for today so he decided it would hurt no one if he arrived a bit to early to the dinner. He saddled Tug told Ebony to follow and headed towards Redmond.

That's why he was now in front of Halt's and Pauline's front door and promptly let himself in. First thing he noticed was that the table was already decked accept the plates were missing.

"I see you've already let yourself in" He smiled while turning to his mentor.

"Halt! How have you been? I smell duck, are we eating duck stew? Where's Pauline? I brought Ebony, you don't mind right?" He stopped when he saw the look Halt gave him.

"Good, yes, work, no. Are you ever gonna stop doing that?" He asked annoyed but secretly loving it.

"Nope, one more question though" Halt sighed at that but aloud him to continue.

"Where are the plates?"

"Top shelf" Halt said knowing that to anyone else that answer didn't make sense but him and Will we're both short and therefore often faced the same problems.

"Oh, did you try climbing in the counter or using a chair?" He asked since that's what he often did if he couldn't reach something.

Shaking his head Halt answered "No, if I climb the counter I get a talking to from Pauline and the chairs scratch the kitchen floor, sadly nothing in this castle is made for short people and instead for knights who often are very tall."

Walking to the kitchen Will notices that the cabinets are indeed higher up or rather the cabinets start at normal height but are taller "Well that's just annoying."

An idea forms in his head. It will look ridiculous so he hopes no one walks in while they're doing it.

He turns to Halt who is giving him a confused but wary look. He knows the look on Wills face. It's the I-have-a-really-stupid-idea-but-it-might-work-face' and he doesn't like it.

Will seeing the question he answers "If I get on your shoulders then i should be able to reach it" He knows it will look a bit silly but no one is here but them so it should be fine.

Halt however wasn't pleased with this solution. And made sure to let Will know "that's the stupidest idea you have ever had."

"No, it's not. Do you have a better idea?" Halt did not have one.

He grumbled but crouched. Will got on his shoulders. The former stood and Will was able to reach the top shelf.

--

Gilan and Crowley arrived at about the same time at Redmond and walked to Halt's and Pauline's apartment. Since both wanted to mess with Halt they didn't knock but sneaked in.

"-you have a better idea?" It came from the kitchen. They looked at each other and silently agreed to be annoying and look what was happening without announcing they had arrived.

It took every ounce of Gilan's self control to not burst out laughing Crowley being in a similar state. As they watched the scene before them. Halt was standing on his tippy toes while Will was sitting on his shoulders reaching for the plates.

"Halt there are four different types of plates here which on do you want?"

"Why do we have so many different plates?" Halt muttered. "The white ones" He told Will.

"There all white wich one do you want?"

"The round ones"

"Congratulations, there's still three left"

Now Halt was becoming quit annoyed what was so hard about just getting plates. He knew why of course, he didn't like it when the plates where different from what they always were. Will knew this and was trying to find the right plate.

"Just get the plates we always use"

"That's the problem two of them are really similar and I don't really pay attention to the plates."

"Show them to me I'll say which one it this"

Will grabbed a plate from each stack and showed them to Halt.

"The left one"

Putting the plates back and grabbed four plates from the left stack handed them to halt who put them on the counter. Then crouched so Will could get of his shoulders.

When both turned around they saw Crowley and Gilan both with shaking shoulders and a hand over their mouth. Now they were seen there was no need to be quiet and both burst out laughing. Resulting in a glare from both Halt and Will.

"I see you found it entertaining."

Still laughing Crowley answered. "Very".

"But why didn't you just wait till we got here? You could've just asked us."

"To avoid getting laughed at, although that didn't really work out" Will answered.

"Don't act like you wouldn't have." Halt said before either of them could deny it.

Neither could so they didn't. "Fair, but I'm glad you didn't." Gilan said which resulted in a glare from Halt and a chuckle from Will who quickly changed the subject.

"Well we got the plates, so let's eat."

Crowley, Halt and Gilan got themselves comfortable at the table while Will grabbed the plates and and finished decking the table.

That seemed to be the end of it, but they all knew it this would result into a campfire story at the gathering. Both Crowley and Gilan looked forward to it while Halt and Will were contemplating not going to avoid teasing.

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Hope you liked it. It is my first fanfic.

English isn't my first language. So there might be some mistakes in the grammar.

Criticism is welcome. Good and bad.

I want to make a p2 but don't have any ideas so if you do that would be welcome. (Talking about them having short problems not this fic.)

Why Duncan/Crowley/Halt should be a thing.

Halt hates monarchy and is practically an anarchist but makes an exception for Duncan.

Everybody loves Cralt

I think Duncan really likes animals and Crowley is basically a dog while Halt is basically a cat. It's perfect.

I mean you can't tell me Duncan and Crowley didn't at least become besties after the whole mess with Morgarath. I mean his parents and wife are dead and he was just back from exile. He needed support and Crowley was there to give it.

I like Duncan/Crowley but I also love cralt so this is the solution.

Both Halt and Duncan grew up as royalty and understand the hardships of a royal childhood and can finally fend to someone who understands and doesn't think they're spoiled for complaining about royal life.

Both of them have a kid that was kidnapped to Skandia. And while Duncan didn't like the way he did it, he was grateful he found a way out and went to safe their kids.

They also both have a kid that likes setting things on fire.

Crowley helped raise Cassandra since her mother was dead and he wanted to help. Of course Duncan noticed this.

Does anyone know a ship name for this? I suggest:

Crunt

Edit: crunt sucks, i know. I am horrible with names and definitely shouldn't be aloud to come up with the name of my own child.

Multiple people said Craltan which is way better. So that is for now the ship name.

The wards+Gilan+Cassandra are Basicly HTTYD characters.

(This does not follow relationships it is based on character traids they have)

Will - hiccup

Main character

Underestimated at first

Becomes legend

Best friend isn't human.

Not very strong but really clever.

Skandian version of Will

Horace - Snotloud

Loves food

Kind of an idiot

Was a bully at first.

Saves their island/kingdom by following the one he bullied.

The brute of their friends

Everyone always underestimates the amount of brain he has.

Alyss- Heather

It's just the same energy.

Elegant

Have done things the other would totally also do.

Knows priorities but sometimes emotions are really hard.

Gilan - Tuffnut

They just have a vibe that only few have.

Stupid ideas that somehow work.

Is an idiot but somehow part of a classified group.

Gilan would definitely get a pet chicken and name it chicken.

Jenny - Ruffnut

She matches Gilan.

Likes to just go along but won't hesitate to stand her ground if her or anyone she cares about are treated wrong.

Comes up with a plan and everybody is confused cause since when was she good at this stuff???

Cassandra - Astrid

Astrid is the skandian version of Cassandra

Both are fighters.

Won't hesitate to stab you if your annoying her.

Has a temper but a lot of patients with the people they care about

George - Fishlegs

Is a nerd

Shy but can also talk for hours.

Is an underrated character.

I may at points to this later. If you have some you can let me know and I will add them. This also counts if you think some should switch

Do you guys want a version for the adults?

What does John Flanagan have with fire?

In the first book Halt is saved by fire.

Then in the second book the kingdom is saved by fire.

Then in RR Alyss dies by fire.

Then the antagonist of the book is killed by fire.

Why are the first problems in the series always something with fire? (Idk about BB I haven't read it yet)

Turning Halt's sea sickness into angst

Halt has sea sickness. We all know this.

But what if the reason was deeper than we think? Then Halt himself thinks, what if it was an unconscious response to trauma?

When he was young he went on a boat willingly. It is not very Halt-like to do that knowing he would get sick so it must have started later.

Maybe, it started after his own brother tried to drown him.

Maybe his subconscious goes back to that everytime he's on a boat. Maybe it needs the reassurance that nobody is gonna try and drown him.

Nobody is gonna do that of course but sadly trauma doesn't listen to reason. So it always takes a bit. But eventually his subconscious will remember that he is save with people he can trust and not on the lake with a brother that was ready to drown him for the sake of a crown.

Halt and Will having short problems p2

Crowds

(Warning: I got I bit carried away)

Horace, Halt and Will were on another mission assigned by Crowley, only this time Gilan was with them.

One of the warlords in Gallicia was becoming more and more power hungry and they needed to know if it could be a problem for Araluen. Now however they were facing one of the random idiots blocking the way.

They had agreed earlier that it wasn't smart to draw attention to themselves by reviving the Oak Leaf Knight. Will had suggested just paying them but Halt had immediately turned that down refusing to give in to the road blocking idiots.

Then Gilan being Gilan suggested just walking past which got him weird looks but he defended himself saying that the stupidest ideas sometimes work because of how unexpected it is.

Knowing he was speaking from experience and probably had a lot experience with fixing things the stupid way they agreed.

So with Gilan in front, they did. Halt had to admit that the look they got was priceless. So that's how they did it with the rest of the idiots too. No one know why it worked.

--

When they arrived in the territory of the troublesome warlord the first thing they noticed was that everyone was heading in the same direction. They or rather Halt -since he spoken Gallacian- asked around what was happening. They were told there was a festival when he asked why the villagers shrugged and said they didn't know. Which just left them just confused.

"Do you think they're going cause there's free food?" Horace asked.

Will couldn't hold back a smile of course Horace was the one to suggest that. "Could be, but at a festival is also alcohol and games to have fun with so I think it is more of a combination"

"Probably, but do you think we could get free food?"

"If there is free food you can eat something."

"Who says were going to the festival?" Halt interrupted their conversation.

"We aren't?" Will asked back

"Well, we are, but not for free food."

"I know your reputation but nothing is gonna stop Horace from getting free food."

He was about to respond but noticed the crowd was getting thicker. "Maybe we should leave the horses here and continue on foot."

They led their horses into the forest and found a place close to but not visible from the road. They made sure they had water and were comfortable and continued their way on foot.

--

More and more joined the stream of people. Because of this Halt and Will couldn't get much further so they applied the short people tactic and started to walk behind Horace and Gilan. Because they were taller and people would make way for them. This worked until they actually got to the festival.

When they got there the first thing they saw was the giant crowd. Then they saw a man -who was also the warlord they were looking for- giving a speech. At least that's what Gilan noticed. Horace first noticed the food stands.

"Well that's a problem." Gilan said.

Horace agreed. "Yeah, you have to pay for the food."

"Not the problem I was talking about"

"Then wha-" Gilan put a hand on top of his head and turned it so he was looking at the warlord.

"Oh, that could also be a problem"

"You think?"

While both were distracted neither noticed that both Will and Halt were cut of and started walking again. While Will and Halt were pushed into another direction by the crowd.

--

Neither of them had planned for this. Not that they ever expected being stuck in a crowd -of people who are drunk, tired, pushing to get to the podium or all of them- to happen but still.

Now they needed to figure out how to get back to Gilan and Horace but first they would have to figure out where they are. One problem though, if your in a crowd of people who stand within a meter radius of you and your really short the only thing you can see is the sky.

Then the crowd suddenly became quiet. Well suddenly for them since they couldn't see what was happening. When they asked the men in front of them they immediately regretted it cause three very drunk men dressed is knights looked at them like they were stupid.

"Can't you see or something." Asked drunk bastard number one.

"No, we're short and everyone is standing in front of us." Will answered

For some reason this angered drunk bastard number two "Oh, so it's out fault then?"

"No, that's not what I said, didn't mean to offend you." Will quickly answered desperate to not cause a seen.

"Well you did, so you better apologize." Said drunk bastard number three.

Will would have apologized if not for Halt. He had watched the conversation and known Will would just give in to the drunk bastard. Sadly -or maybe not so- Halts dignity could not let that stand so he decided to interrupt.

"He didn't do anything, just tell us what's happening and we'll leave you alone."

The drunk bastards glared at him but the effect was lost in their drunkness, fatness and their crossed-eyedness.

Eventually drunk bastard number three answered. "Lord Megatron is going to give a speech."

That....was not good. Especially not considering Lord Megatron is the man they are supposed to look into to see if they are a threat.

"Great" Will muttered. "I hope Gilan and Horace are in a better position then us."

--

Horace was looking at the food stands.

He was about to ask Halt if he could have some. He then came to the realisation that Halt wasn't there and neither was Will.

He turned to Gilan who was looking at the men preforming a fake fight on the podium.

"Gilan" Hearing his name didn't turn like every other human would, no, he did a pirouette. Horace being used to Gilan by now was unfazed.

"Yes?" Gilan asked concerned seeing the serious face.

"We lost the dwarfs"

Never in his life has Gilan been so conflicted between bursting out laughing and being concerned. He opened and closed his mouth like a fish a view times being at a complete loss for words.

Eventually his brain chaught up. And he burst out laughing. Because innocent Horace just called two of the most famous rangers ever 'dwarfs' like it was the most normal thing in the world.

When he calmed down from laughing his ass off the concern started. He turned to the sea of people. "We'll never find them in the crowd."

"I know, so what do we do?"

"I guess we just have to wait."

--

Lord Megatron was looking out over the sea of people. He and his brother had just done a show fight to let the people know that no one could best him in a fight. He was the best swordsman in de world. He didn't have a superiority complex. He simply was better with a sword than anybody ever has been or will be. Sadly his brother disagrees and says he is best swordsman in existence. But he just has a superiority complex. To prove that they would challenge the crowd to see who fought they could win. They would need two people so hopefully two would speak up.

He walked to the front of the podium and gestured for the people be quiet. Ones they were quiet he announced the challenge.

"I, Megatron Decepticon III, am the best swordsman in the past, present and future. But my brother Nortagem Decepticon IIII says he is the best. We have decided to settle this with a dual. Not against each other, of course. It will be decided who is best by who can kill their opponent the fastest. If no one volunteers we will pick someone." He let the words sink.

"Now, who will volunteer?!"

--

"Is that allowed?" Will asked

"This is Gallacia, as long as it benefits the warlord anything is allowed." Halt answered.

"Doesn't this country have laws or something?"

"It does, but the warlords and barons only follow the ones that benefit themselves."

"But he is literally asking 'hey, you want to commit suicide on this podium in front of all these people? ' that is just ridiculous. If I st- wanted to commit suicide I would just do it in the middle of the night when no one's watching." He knew Halt noticed the slip up but he would avoid that conversation for as long as he could.

"I noticed that and we are gonna talk about it when we get home" Sadly Halt wanted to have that conversation as fast as possible. Which was luckily not now.

He decided not to answer and take the stare Halt was giving him.

Luckily whatever happened on the podium -they still couldn't see much- came to his rescue.

--

"Are they asking someone to commit suicide?" Horace asked insulted.

"Yes, sadly that is the case."

"I'm gonna volunteer." He said already walking forward.

"Wait, Horace, I don't think this is a good idea.we need to stay undercover remember."

"You rangers are smart enough to work around this, but I am not gonna let people die because someone has to big ego. So are you gonna join me or not? "

"Fine, but I'm not taking the talking to from Halt."

"Well, it's to the death isn't it? So the problem will also be solved."

"Well yes, but- alright fine, we'll fight them."

"Good, cause I'm not sure if I'll win from two knights"

Gilan knew horace would be able to take them but there's no point in boasting his ego that much right before a fight.

When they got to the podium the two men saw them and announced to the crowd there were two volunteers.

A collective relieved sigh went through the crowd.

When they turned to the people and saw children, mothers, fathers, friends and much more both knew then and there they made the right decision.

--

Will was tired of being in the dark of what was happening. But at the moment the best solution was just hopping up and down to get at least an idea of what was happening. Even though it was kind of embarrassing eventually his curiosity won it from his dignity.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to see what is happening."

"Well, what is happening?"

"Gilan and Horace volunteered to fight them"

"Why would they do that? We are trying to stay undercover."

"It's probably horace's idea. I mean, did you really think that he would let them kill innocent people for their own ego?"

Halt didn't respond to that cause he was right, there was now way Horace wouldn't do that.

"Well, let's hope they win." Halt said eventually.

They get into fighting stance three way more dramatic then the other one.

Will sighs at seeing Gilan posing like he is in some kind of legendary battle from a story book. Knowing Gilan he is purely making fun of the Decepticon brothers. But that doesn't make it look any less ridiculous so he can't help but laugh at his friend's antices.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Gilan's being Gilan."

"Oh no, what is he doing now?"

"He's posing."

"That's not as bad as it could have been." Halt said. On after thought he added "It's not like you can say anything to that since you have been bouncing up and down for the last 10 minutes."

"Sorry" Will said and stopped bouncing.

"Didn't mean it like that, now start bouncing I want to know what's happening." Halt quickly said being absolutely terrified to hurt Will's feelings.

Will laughed and started bouncing again.

"Oh, we missed the fight they already won."

"I would be disappointed if they didn't. Keep up the bouncing maybe they will notice your head constantly going up and down."

--

Gilan was looking out over the crowd of people when he noticed an unusual movement something was repeatedly going up and down. When looking at it he recognised the big mess of brown hair and immediately knew what or rather he was. It was kinda hard to keep in his laughter but he managed. He was a ranger after all.

He decided to not immediately tell horace since he won't be able to hold in his laughter. He did tell him to follow. After Horace had declared that anything they would have won with this would be given to the random guy he pointed at. The look an the man's face was priceless. He led them to the place where he could see Will going up and down.

The crowd quickly parted for them seeing they had defeated the so called 'best swordmen that have ever existed' in mere seconds. It was logical they didn't want to be in the way.

Finally the crowd cleared enough for Will and Halt to slip trough and get close to them. When they were together again they decided that they should probably get to the horses and discuss what happened on the way home since the warlord has been dealt with.

--

"So why did you leave?" Horace asked Will and Halt. Halt looked confused at that, while Will had a deja-vu and groaned very loadly.

"Remember when we were eleven? And all the wards were gathered and I 'left' you guys?"

"Yea, I think I remember that. I asked you the same question but you didn't answer it."

"Yes I did, I told you to use what little brain you had back then and figure it out yourself."

"Oh yea, this is the argument in which we almost burned down the ward isn't it?"

"Well yes-" "What is it with you and fire?" Gilan interrupted. "This was an accident, that doesn't count." Will defended himself.

"Back to the question, why did you leave?" Horace said.

Will gave him a very long look. "You've had at least a decade to think about it. And you still don't know?"

"Well, no, now are you gonna tell me?"

"No"

Spite, Horace knew it was spite and that there would be nothing that could make Will tell him what he means. So he turned to Halt. "Halt, are you gonna tell me what he means?"

"No" Halt too, wouldn't out of spite.

Last option it is.

He looked at Gilan to find he was looking at the dwarfs with a calculating look.

"Does it have something to do with your shortness?" Gilan asked after a moment Wills silence and Halt's glare told them enough.

Putting the pieces together, it was easy to figure out what happened and were quick to stiffle their laughter but weren't able to stiffle all of it. Which earned them another glare from Halt.

While on the way back home both were planning their revenge for the next gathering. Halt planned to steal his honey and/or his coffee while Will was how to switch all of Gilan's clothes with smaller ones.

Gilan however was trying to come up with an excuse so doesn't have to go to the gathering.

--

Reading the report Crowley couldn't help but laugh at it and neither could the king when he read it. He hoped Gilan would be on guard the next gathering cause both Halt and Will were so paying him back for laughing at them. He was looking forward to it.

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Hope you liked it. (:

English isn't my first language so I apologize for any grammar mistakes.

Criticism is welcome.

Guys I can't chose a promt. Which one do you guys like?

Their all kinda the same but still different.

While Halt and Will are on their way to the gathering Halt gets a high fever in the middle of the forest. Will has to figure out what to do. While Gilan and Crowley are worrying out of their minds cause they're late.

While on his way to the gathering Halt gets attacked and breaks his leg. He now has to hide because his attackers are still out there. He can only hope one of his friends will find him first. But they first have to notice something's wrong.

Something happens and now Halt has a really bad concussion. He can barely stand and thinking doesn't work either. So now the thinking's up to Abelard and the sixth sence Will and Halt have for each other.

Will's eyes have always had fire in them.

When he is with friends it is a nice crackling fireplace that keeps you warm.

If he's in a meeting their like a cambfire in a forest everything is nice and warm. Until you become reckless. That's when it gets dangerous. If you don't die it down the fire will keep growing. Alyss can tell you from experience that you don't want the consequences that come from that.

When he was in Skandia. The reason Evalyn was certain he would heal was because of the embers she could still see glowing in his eyes. So when Halt finally found him. He didn't think he would ever be more grateful to see something that was the equivalent of a building set on fire.

Right before and after a fight their like a massive fire that tricks boats into thinking nothing's wrong. This is also the biggest fire most of his friends have seen in his eyes.

Only the ones that fought alongside him and some opponents that dared to look him in the eye, saw the forest fire. So bright, hot, and destructive that made most turn away or hesitate for one fatal moment.

But when Halt lay there helpless and dying. And Will turned his eyes to the one that poisoned him. Well, let's just say Horace is the only one still alive that saw the fiery pits of hell in those eyes.

The eyes are the mirror to the soul. Halt's glare is cold and dangerous. But Will's eyes, at the right moment, are more terrifying then death itself.

What if the maids at the ward (very much) picked favourites?

+Will and Horace with childhood trauma

+a bit about horace's parents. (Their good!)

An idea spiraled into an au but I'm to busy/lazy to write an actual fic so here you go.

When Will was younger he always played in the forest. This, of course didn't go without risks he often fell out of trees, came across a grumpy animal or was just reckless in general.

So he often came home with injuries. Eventually the maids started forbidding him to go to the forest if he got hurt. A completely reasonable rule but not in the eyes of six your old Will.

When he didn't stop the caretakers started to take away some stuff Will liked and gave it back when he went a week without hurting himself. The problem with this system, he often didn't make it as far as a week without injuring himself. At least, that's what most maids thought.

-

There was an unspoken agreement among the maids that Will's parents didn't actually die. Most believed that they just didn't want to deal with the child and ran away to have some wild life. Of course this caused some to act on it.

So he started hiding his injuries. And the worst part? He was good it. How? He was a determined, stubborn, creative and smart little shit.

At nine he managed to hide a broken arm for a week. He was eventually found out because of sloppy handwriting.

Of course the caretakers forbid him to go into the forest after that. Not that he didn't try sneeking out. He even succeeded in sneeking out and not a little bit too.

He started learning first aid so he could heal himself and not be found out. He loved playing in the forest, so if he was told he couldn't, it was like George not being aloud to read books, or Jenny not being aloud to bake. When he gave this argument he was told 'he shouldn't compare himself to the good kids' or something like 'at least their parents didn't run away with a sailor' so after enough of that he tried even harder to hide his injuries. And succeeded.

At the fights with Horace started. He knew why he did it but he still hated that he deflected his anger on him. Because Horace wasn't loved among the maids either. He had heard the maids talking about his parents and knew Horace did too because of the sudden anger. But he also knew a little more because of the time he snuck out to the village at harvest day. You hear a lot when you can walk silently. (Scroll down to know what happened with Horace's his parents)

After he past out from blood loss at eleven, it was eventually Alyss that explained to him that he shouldn't hide injuries. But old habits die hard, especially ones that started at such a young age.

When he became an apprentice it took a trained eye like that from Halt to notice when he was injured. He, of course, told him he shouldn't hide injuries and that it was dangerous. He apologized and was glad he wasn't forbidden to go do the things he liked because he injured himself.

After this happened a few times Halt got frustrated enough to fend to Pauline about it, who in turn told him she would ask Alyss if she knew why he did that. When asked she hesitated. She eventually said he has had the habit since he was six but didn't know why it started. When Pauline asked Halt to ask Will why he did it.

When asked, he hesitated but eventually told, cause why not? Well he didn't tell all the details but he did tell that if he got hurt the maids would take away stuff he liked. So if they didn't know he was hurt they couldn't punish him either.

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At the end of book one Halt tells Will about his parents. He is happy that his parents were heroes maybe not as what he pictured them as, but they are so much better than that. He is also glad that he didn't tell Halt about the mistreatment. He knew Halt would only blame himself for putting him there and beat himself up for not looking after Will.

Halt had done so much for him. The least he could do was make him feel good with leaving Will at the ward. At the same time, he decided to tell Horace what he heard at the market when he was ten.

Horace couldn't be happier to hear that his parents were good people and how cool his mom was regardless of her past.

--

Horace his mother was called Jane and his father Marco.

When Jane was young she was forced into the prostitute business by her dad. Eventually she was basically sold to a 'hoe house' where she was forced to give random men pleasure. She found it horrible and even considered suicide.

But then Marco a friend of her right before and at the beginning of when her dirty life began walked in.

He had heard some people talking that Jane worked in a hoe house. He knew her dad forced her to because he was the only one she had trusted enough to tell the truth about her dad.

Not wanting his friend to live a life of misery because of her dad. He decided to get her out of there, and he did.

He took her to his bakery and helped her recover. She even learned how to wield weapons to protect herself and Marco. The sword was her favorite, she was good at it to.

Life was good and they eventually fell in love. They married and got Horace. But then everything went wrong.

Morgarath struck, they luckily weren't recruited for the army but a lot were, which let to a rapid decline in sales. Unfortunately they weren't the only one with an empty wallet. One night someone tried to robe the bakery. Luckily Jane was a light sleeper and woke up.

She identified the sounds, grabbed her sword and ran down stairs. Ten to one was never a fair fight. So when Marco came to help, it was already to late, he tried to at least protect Horace. And did so, with his life. That night seven year old Horace felt the life drain from his parents while he was held in their embrace.

In his own village his mother was known as the woman that could wield a sword. Outside of their village, she was still known as a prostitute.

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Should I do what i did with Horace do with the other wards? I kinda want to but also don't know if I have time.

I will do a p2 of their friends finding out about the mistreatment and how good Will really is at hiding injuries. Don't know when since I'm also trying to finish another fic.

Btw I don't know about the names for horace's parents. I just didn't wanna say 'horace's mother' or 'horace's father' constantly.

Please tell me what you think, I appreciate good and bad criticism.

When Gilan was an apprentice he at least, ones, put the dishes on the top shelf so Halt couldn't reach them.

In a httyd au, what dragons would the ra characters have?

I think Will would have a Night Fury. I know ranger dragons shouldn't draw attention but he found it in the forest as a child while the Night Fury was barely more than a hatchling. Both got attached, you know the results.

Gilan I think would have a Hideous Zippleback cause he got the same vibe as Tuffnut (idiot but useful).

Horace would have a monstrous nightmare cause he's knight and that would be the typical dragon for knights.

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P1?

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Crowley: Imagine being under 5’4’’ and thinking you have rights lol couldn’t be me.

Halt: You wanna keep those kneecaps you better stfu

Crowley: I’m sorry, I can’t hear you from all the way down there, can you repeat that?

Halt: I SAID F*CK YOU B*TCH

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Crowley: I have a knife

Halt: Put it down Crowley"

Crowley: Make me *sprints away*

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Halt: We're getting married mfs.

Crowley: And we're about to make it everyone's problem.

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Crowley : Hello Halt, made anyone cry today?

Halt: Sadly, no. But it’s only 4:30

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Crowley: What are you eating?

Halt: You wouldn't like it, it's really salty.

Crowley: I like you, don't I?

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Halt: Given the circumstances, I will let you hug me for four to five seconds.

Crowley: Forty five seconds?!?

Halt: No! I said four TO five seconds.

Crowley, hugging Halt: Too late.

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Will : Fight me!

Halt, standing behind them and holding a knife: *mouths* Do not.

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Crowley: Do you want to play 20 Questions?

Halt : Sure

Halt: Whats your favorite color?

Crowley: Triangle. Do you like men?

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Gilan : Why does my arm shake and turn bright red when I’m eating dirt?

Will:

Will: Why are you eating dirt?

Gilan : Did I ask you if I should eat dirt? No, so answer my question.

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Crowley: Can I bother you for a second?

Halt: You're always bothering me but go ahead.

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Will: I'm very scary.

Halt: You're about as scary as a wet kitten.

Will : Wet kittens are cute, at least I've got that going for me.

Halt: And small.

Will :

Will: ...Yeah, yeah. I guess.

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Halt: And then they ran into my knife. They ran into my knife ten times.

Crowley : You mean you stabbed them?

Halt: They ran into my knife.

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Halt: Bro-

Crowley : No, no, hold up, rewind.

Crowley : My tongue was down in your throat just a second ago and now you're calling me bro??

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Crowley: You disgust me.

Halt: *eating a kitkat sideways* I realize this and don’t care.

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Halt : Well Gilan, I have to say, I'm really disappointed.

Gilan: Well, you didn't HAVE to say it. You could've just thought it.

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Will: If I run and leap at Gilan , they will most certainly catch me in their arms.

Will, running towards gilan : Coming in!

Gilan: No! I’m holding coffee!

Gilan: *Drops coffee and catches Will*

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Crowley : You need to be more careful!

Halt, who was dragged into Crowley 's issue: Careful? CAREFUL?! I'LL CAREFULLY WRAP MY HANDS AROUND YOUR THROAT-

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Crowley : Hand me the people opener.

Halt: ...

Halt: Pardon?

Crowley , annoyed: The people opener! Just hand it to me!

Halt: WHAT THE F*CK IS A PEOPLE OPENER?

Crowley : How do you not know what a people opener is? Its pointy- you know? With a handle?

Halt: Knife. It's called a knife.

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Crowley: Bottling up emotions is bad for your health.

Halt: I know, that's why I bottle up all my emotions both positive and negative so it cancels each other out.

Crowley: That's not how that works.

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Horace: What's worse than a heartbreak?

Will : Stepping on a cat's tail and not being able to explain that you're sorry.

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Leander: I dare you-

Crowley: Halt is not allowed to accept dares anymore.

Leander: Why not?

Halt: "I have no regard for my own or others personal safety", as some would say.

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Will : Halt, I am questioning your sanity...

Horace: I never questioned it, I knew their sanity was missing from the start.

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Halt: Are they stupid?

Will : Yes, but they prefer to be called Horace.

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Horace, reading a recipe: Beat three eggs?

Gilan: It means like in hand-to-hand combat.

Horace: Ohhhh-

Will : Both of you get out of this kitchen

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Horace, when Will walks in: Oh, hey, I'm just making pizza.

Horace: *accidentally smacks Halt in the face with the baking sheet*

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Will : Why did you guys dress up as each other for Halloween?

Horace: Halt is the scariest thing I could think of!

Halt: Horace told me I should pick the dumbest costume possible.

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Halt: Guys where did Will go?

Horace: They got arrested.

Halt: How the hell-

Will: *bursts in through the window* The cops are after me, I thought it would be fun to steal crackers and throw them at people.

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Will: Okay, what does A stand for?

Cassandra: Arson.

Will : Aw, you're so good. Okay! B! What does B stand for?

Cassandra: Barson.

Horace: *laughter*

Will : What stands for C?

Cassandra: Commit arson.

Horace: Oooo.

Will: D!

Cassandra: Don't come near me, I'm going to commit arson.

Horace: *more laughter*

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Halt: What about Horace?

Will: Don't worry about them.

Will: I once watched them fall down 5 flights of stairs, stand up, and keep eating their hotdog like nothing happened.

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Jenny: We’re playing Scrabble. It’s a nightmare.

Alyss: Scrabble? Scrabble’s great.

Jenny: Not when you’re playing with George, it’s not. They put words like “ephemeral” and I put “dog.”

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Alyss: How are we supposed to put a tracker the size of a penny on Will without them noticing?

Horace: Hey, Will, I bet you 5 bucks that you can't swallow this penny.

Will: *takes and swallows tracker* Pay up.

Alyss:...

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Crowley: Real life should have a fucking search function, or something.

Crowley: I need my socks.

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Will: Sometimes, I don’t realize an event was traumatic until I tell it as a funny story and notice everyone is staring at me weird.

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Horace: I'm usually that person who has no idea what's going on.

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Halt: I came out here to attack people and I'm honestly having such a good time right now.

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Gilan: And now for a gay update with Crowley and Halt.

Crowley: Getting gayer.

Gilan: Thank you, Crowley.

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Halt: Who knew getting in trouble would be so impossible?

Horace: I gotta give you credit, Will. You make it look easy.

Will: Years of practice.

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Duncan, to Halt: your so small.

Halt: *proceeds to kick them in the shin*

Crowley, walking past: Rule number 1, don't call Halt small.

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Duncan: Are you the big spoon or the little spoon?

Halt: I'm a knife.

Crowley, from across the room: They're the little spoon.

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Cassandra: The moon looks beautiful tonight

Horace: Yeah, but do you know what's even more beautiful?

Both: *Sigh* Will

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Halt: I woke up and chose VIOLENCE. I WILL COMMIT ARSON AND BURN EVERYTHING TO THE GROUND!!! I AM ANGRY-

Crowley: Awwww, you’re so adorable! Give me a hug~ *hugs Halt from behind*

Halt : Wh-What? nO, yOURE SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED OF ME! TREMBLE BEFORE MY WRATH-

Duncan: This is so cute.

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I kind of made this for more brotherly content between Will and Gilan but cralt somehow managed to sneak in, so there's also a bit of that.

These mostly fit a specific au but I'm not gonna explain that here. Let me know if you want it though.

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Gilan: Which is correct, seven and five IS thirteen, or seven and five ARE thirteen?

Will: Neither.

Will: Because it's twelve.

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Gilan: Dom or sub?

Will: I guess Domino's, since I don't go to Subway that much. Don't see why you'd put them in the same category though

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Gilan: I need you to come meet me, and I need you to come alone.

Will: And I need you to be less vague and weird.

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Gilan: I know this isn’t going to end well and I don’t care. So don’t you try and stop me, Will!

Will: I wasn’t stopping you. I was asking if you had a spare camera so I can record this.

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Gilan: I’m so excited!

Will: We’re gonna have the best costumes, get the most candy...

Gilan: And have the biggest stomach aches ever!

Will: Yeah!

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Gilan: This bloodline ends with me.

Will: That's the fanciest way I've ever heard someone say "I'm gay".

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Gilan: What happened?!

Will: Do you want the long version or the short version?

Gilan: Sh-short??

Will: Shit's f*cked.

Gilan: Okay, long.

Will: Shit's very f*cked.

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Gilan: Let's just agree to both say we're sorry on the count of three.

Gilan: One... two... three.

Will: ...

Gilan: ...

Gilan: See, now I'm just disappointed in both of us.

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Gilan: Hey Will, can you give me the opposite of these words?

Gilan: Always, Coming, From, Take, Me, Down.

Will: Never, Going, To, Give, You-

Will: The f***ing satisfaction.

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Gilan, throwing a pokeball at Will: Will, I choose you!

Will, not looking up from their book and catching it: You need an Ultra ball to catch this Legendary Pokémon.

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Gilan: Who hurt you?

Will: *snorting* What, do you want a list?

Gilan: ...Yes, actually.

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Will : Here comes the lightning!

Will , whispering: You've got to imagine it coming out my fingertips, wherein I am an almighty wizard.

Crowley: Ok, currently imagining that. Hmm, not bad. Not bad at all.

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Gilan: You look mentally ill.

Will : I am. Let’s go.

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Gilan: Guys, they're definitely prepared for us. They even have a training model of our brand new top-secret stealth helicopter.

Will : No you idiot, that’s ours we crashed!

Gilan: Oh yeah. I guess that makes more sense

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Crowley: Hey Halt, I’ve got an idea for how to solve this.

Halt, pulling out a shotgun: Yeah?

Crowley: Wh- No! That’s not the idea, Halt!

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Crowley: Ow!

Halt: What’s wrong?

Crowley: I have this weird pain right above my eyebrow.

Halt: It’s called a stress headache. I got my first one when I was four.

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Kidnapper: I have your partner.

Will: What? I don't have a partner...

Kidnapper: Then who just called me a lowlife and spit in my face?

Will: Oh my god, you have Gilan.

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*Crowley and Will are in a car teetering on the edge of a cliff*

Crowley: oh my god, Will , backwards!

Will : Really, Crowley? I thought I might go forwards into the river, I thought that would be a fun thing to do.

Crowley: THIS REALLY AIN'T THE TIME FOR SARCASM.

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Crowley: Where are your parents?

Will : What are parents?

Crowley: That’s just about the saddest thing I've ever heard.

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Halt: I don't want to fight you!

Crowley: I wouldn't want you to fight me either!

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Gilan: When you've been on the internet for as long as I have, you develop thick skin.

Will : Navy blue isn't your color.

Gilan: Navy blue brings out my eyes you little shit *Chases after Will *

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Gilan: Do you even know what an amulet is?

Will : Of course I do! I eat amulets sometimes. I like the ones with cheese and onions!

Gilan: Will , those are omelettes.

Will : Oh. Then I’ve got nothing.

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Will : Wanna get out of here and grab a bite to eat.

Horace: I don’t usually eat with losers.

Will : Neither do I but I asked you, didn’t I?

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Will: Do you think different paints have different tastes?

Gilan : They do.

Halt: ...Why did you say that with such certainty?

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Crowley: Not gonna lie, I'm kind of afraid of Will...

Halt: As you should be.

Crowley: No, for real, they're kind of-

Halt: As. You. Should. Be.

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Halt: Sorry, I'm late to the party. I've been doing things.

Crowley, entering in an unbuttoned shirt: I got caught up doing things too.

Will: Wow, Halt was late too! What a coincidence!

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Halt: *raises eyebrows*

Crowley: *screams* Put one down!

Halt: *raises one eyebrow*

Crowley: ah, yes, that better.

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Will: *walking around disappointed after visiting an aquarium*

Gilan : Will, what did you think a tiger shark was?

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Will: How do tall people people possibly sleep at night when the blanket can't possibly cover you?

Gilan : Will, it's four o'clock in the morning.

Will: So, you can't sleep, huh? Is it because of the blanket?

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Gilan : I sleep with a gun under my pillow.

Will: I sleep with a knife.

Crowley: Both of you are pathetic.

Gilan : Oh yeah? What do you sleep with?

Crowley: Halt.

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Crowley: We call that a traumatic experience.

Crowley, turning to Gilan : Not a "bruh moment".

Crowley, turning to Halt: Not "sadge".

Crowley, turning to Will: And DEFINITELY not an "oof LMAO".

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Halt: That's ridiculous, Crowley doesn't have a crush on me.

Will: Yes they do.

Gilan : Yes they do.

Crowley: Yes I do.

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Will: *eating a cinnamon roll*

Gilan: Cannibalism.

Will: *confused chewing noises*

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Halt: Yesterday, I overheard Will saying “Are you sure this is a good idea?” and Crowley replying “Trust me,” and I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my life.

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Officer: What’s your name?

Gilan, whispering to Halt:Can I tell them my real name?

Halt: No!

Gilan: I’m… Halt.

Halt, whispering to themselves: The ONE TIME they get my name right…

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Crowley: Guess what I'm about to get!

Halt: On my nerves.

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Will: Someone’s trying to break in. Call the cops!

Gilan: *loads shotgun* I got this.

Will: Last week you fell up the stairs, what do you mean-

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Hope you liked it :)

Halt can't sleep during thunderstorms.

It used to be because he was scared but that stopped when he was five. The same year Caitlyn was born.

You see Caitlyn was scared of thunderstorms. Always had been, but in Halt's arms she felt save, it felt like nothing could hurt her as long as she was in her brother's arms.

Halt being the protective brother he is always, without fail, held her during thunderstorms. The climate in Clonmel wasn't that nice so this wasn't a rare event.

Ever since, when the thunder started he went to comfort his sister. It's like second nature to him. He would wake up, often before the thunder even began and go to his sister.

At least, until in he had to flee.

Now in Araluen there's no one he needs to comfort during thunderstorms. Halt just wishes his body could understand that. Because he is laying in bed, he is trying, but he just can't fall asleep.

But how can you change something that is so deep seeded?