#elder still gains dagur's respect by 'saving' him from Big Tooth too

[wickedcriminal]

I take the whole "pretending dragons are still enemies" thing when Dagur visited Berk for the peace trade didn't really happen then?

It did! As much as Minicup loves Dagur, he knows it would probably be a Bad Thing if he knew about Berk's flock. Twinsanity happens as usual, with the slight change that Minicup is a lot better at keeping Dagur distracted than Stoick, Elder and Gobber are. Minicup has a lot of dragon facts and funny stories about the Pirate Training Program to go around.