Hiccup yelped, out of reflex rather than pain.

"I think it was more like fifteen, if we're counting," he muttered, contrite tone belying his words.

He pushed himself around into a seated position, and idly scratched Toothless behind one of his earflaps. "Sorry, didn't mean to make you both worry"

You'd better be, the dragon huffed, Don't ever do that to us again.