But from what you told me... it was a good thing you didn't listen to him, right? You were able to do your... dragon thing. You helped the village, isn't that what a chief does? He must've been very proud of you.

[Logic is the way to go when he doesn't know what else to say. Should he try for comforting? But how ridiculous it is to pat a thousand year old man on the back and tell him it's ok? There is some stuff here that goes beyond common reason. Still, Dave appreciates being told the story. If Hiccup can trust him with this, then they definitely can work things up.

The question has him shaking his head, hands leaving his can so they can gesture along. This is one topic that gets all his messy thoughts out.]

Ah, no, see... I used to know the answer to that. I knew what came after 'what now?'. But now... I'm not sure anymore, not after... magic happened.