"Yes, and? I'm not sure where you're going with that. I bathe. A lot more often than the traditionally required once a week, even. A lot of Vikings do."

And some, like Gobber, didn't, but Hiccup wasn't going to mention that.

"Where'd you even get the idea that we don't?"

Toothless, meanwhile, decided to ignore Grif right back, by actively stealing the attention away from him. He slipped around Hiccup and Grif, and gave the most adorable innocent puppy-dog look he could to the temporary entourage.