[ Hiccup folded his arms across his chest. While he might normally return the smile, he's all thoughts and gears turning. If there was a plan to be made, he's run more than a dozen through his mind. Escaping into the wilds to survive had been one, briefly, but discarded. ]

While, I'm definitely one for crazy and stupid ideas, that's... [ A pause as he gathers his thoughts further and shakes his head. His arms unfold into a swooping 'no' gesture. ] Ignoring the fact we don't know what lies out there or where we are, I'm not abandoning anyone here.

If it worked, they'd probably just get more of those guys in force and everyone here would be under constant lockdown. [ Read: Do you like whips? ] There's too many what-ifs.

[ There's already too many what-ifs, but it's not in him to leave anyone behind. They may not be his people, but they were all in this together. For better or worse. ]