[If there's anything on Hiccup's face that says he wants to hurt them, it's gone with the shock at the amount of time Jack relays has past. A thousand years? No. No, that's not possible. Toothless himself flattens his earflaps like a puppy, a small whine in the back of his throat as he nudges his rider, sensing his distress.]

A...a thousand...no, that's not right. I just saw you a month ago...before you left...

[Hiccup is too distressed right now to even think about sniffing them to work out where the matching scents are coming from, a hand raising to his head as he lets out a small noise, like a cry. That explains how hurt Jack looks, the way he's taking up a defensive stand in front of...whoever that is that just placed a hand on his mate's shoulder.

Toothless nudges him in the small of his back, bringing him around. Hiccup swallows the dryness he feels in his throat, croaking out a response as Toothless nudges him forward again, with his snout.]

It can't have been...Jack, I didn't know. I didn't get any warning when the hibernation sleep began. It just...it just happened. The Bewilderbeast didn't tell me...

[Hiccup raises a hand to rub his temples, trying to get himself together. A thousand years...]