Well, that's usually how it is around my village but it had to be made this way so I could ride Toothless.

[He has no problem explaining why it's spring-loaded, folding his class list up by this point and putting it into inside of his belt since he didn't have any pockets. Hiccup makes a face when he hears that news, crossing an arm and resting his elbow against it as he tapped his chin thoughtfully.]

I figured. I guess it couldn't hurt to give it a bit of an upgrade. Everything's so...advanced here, it makes sense they wouldn't have a forge like back home.