[ ...Oh. That is honestly what she almost says: "Oh." Because...that sounds boring and sort of too spiritual and philosophical for a viking who spends most of her time focusing on swinging an axe around or training with her dragon, although Astrid does briefly consider the fact that this sounds like something Hiccup would probably like. Yoh is just giving the recommendation to the wrong Berkian.
...But.
He did take the time to try to recommend books for her, and to tell he what they were about, so...
...she should probably read them? Like, that would be the polite thing to do? Not that being polite was her top concern (or even in the top ten concerns she had) but...well, she had asked, and nothing was lost from trying but time. ]
...I'll give it a shot. It doesn't sound like what I was looking for, but you never know until you give it a go, right?
[ Once upon a time she would have said no off the bat, but then dragons became their allies because Hiccup had done something no one else ever had, outside of his comfort zone.
She...could at least read a book, if he could do that. ]
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...But.
He did take the time to try to recommend books for her, and to tell he what they were about, so...
...she should probably read them? Like, that would be the polite thing to do? Not that being polite was her top concern (or even in the top ten concerns she had) but...well, she had asked, and nothing was lost from trying but time. ]
...I'll give it a shot. It doesn't sound like what I was looking for, but you never know until you give it a go, right?
[ Once upon a time she would have said no off the bat, but then dragons became their allies because Hiccup had done something no one else ever had, outside of his comfort zone.
She...could at least read a book, if he could do that. ]