[Abbie is only moderately distraught about this, less because of the ungraceful push to her nose and more because she really wasn't done laving attention and joy all over her warmthing and it's always a bummer to be interrupted in the middle of your happydance. Fortunately, the Leavanny is likewise interesting, and she can content herself with curiously sniffing and nudging at that. For the moment.

Meanwhile, Carmen's sticking close, making sure Hiccup's got his balance and even then still kind of hovering a little to make sure he keeps it, half-considering just hauling him up and depositing him on Chief's back to make his mobility that much simpler.]

I can't imagine he went far, between the thunder and the rain. I can have Vicky go out after him if he doesn't show up soon.

[But she's considering what to do about the other part, too.]

You don't remember ever being gone.