49_Back to the Temple

Brody peeled off the rest of his armor as the horses galloped toward the Temple of Caerus. “ Did you bring our regular clothes?” he asked Julia. Then he blinked, realizing she’d already changed. She handed over his clothes. “ Hurry, ” she said, glancing back over her shoulder. “ It won’t take long for the gods to catch up to us. ” “ Only if they figure out where you’re going, ” Heracles said. “ Do you think they will?” Brody asked. Julia shrugged. “ Hermes or Caerus will certainly figure it out. But will they tell Zeus and Hera?”

当马匹向卡埃罗斯神庙疾驰时，布罗迪脱掉了其余的盔甲。 “你带了我们的普通衣服吗？”他问朱莉娅。然后他眨了眨眼睛，意识到她已经变了。 她递给了他的衣服。“快点，”她说，回头瞥了一眼肩膀。“不用多久，众神就会追上我们。” “只有他们知道你要去哪里，”赫拉克勒斯说。 “你认为他们会吗？”布罗迪问。 茱莉亚耸耸肩。“赫耳墨斯或卡埃罗斯肯定会知道的。但他们会告诉宙斯和赫拉吗？”

“ I doubt it, ” Heracles said. “ Hermes and Caerus won’t wish to help Zeus or Hera under the circumstances. ” Brody hoped Heracles was right. Soon Iphicles pulled sharply on the reins, and the chariot skidded to a stop at the bottom of the temple’s steps. “ Thanks for the ride, ” Julia called as she and Brody climbed out. She looked at Heracles. “ Is it safe for you two to return to the Games?” “ I think you’ll be fine once we’re gone, ” Brody said.

“我对此表示怀疑，”赫拉克勒斯说。“在这种情况下，赫尔墨斯和卡埃罗斯不想帮助宙斯或赫拉。” 布罗迪希望赫拉克勒斯是对的。 不久，伊菲克勒斯猛地拉住缰绳，马车在神庙台阶的底部打滑停了下来。 “谢谢你的帮助，”茱莉亚和布罗迪爬出来时喊道。 她看着赫拉克勒斯。“你们两个重返奥运会安全吗？” “我想我们走了你会没事的。”布罗迪说。

“ Zeus will protect you from Hera, Heracles. And he probably wants to crown you with that olive wreath! ” “ The festivities can wait. ” Heracles climbed out too. “ I want to make sure you two get home safely. How will you get past the temple guard?” “ We’ll be fine, ” Brody said. “ I insist, ” Heracles said firmly. “ Come on, Iphicles. ” “ If you say so, brother. ” Iphicles got out of the chariot and tied the horses to a tree. There was no guard outside the temple.

“宙斯会保护你免受赫拉，赫拉克勒斯。他可能想给你戴上橄榄花环！” “庆祝活动可以等待。”赫拉克勒斯也爬了出来。 “我想确保你们两个安全回家。你怎么才能越过寺庙守卫？” “我们会没事的，”布罗迪说。 “我坚持，”赫拉克勒斯坚定地说。“来吧，伊菲克勒斯。” “正如你所说，兄弟。”伊菲克勒斯从马车上下来，把马拴在一棵树上。 庙外没有守卫。

“ Good! ” Brody said. “ Modern times, here we come! ” He charged through the temple’s outer room and through the entrance to the inner room. The passage was still open. “ Whew! ” Brody exclaimed. “ Hurry up, Julia. We don’t want to—” A sudden flash of bright light interrupted him. Brody shaded his eyes and coughed at the smoke that suddenly filled the chamber. When the smoke cleared, Hera stood between Brody and the rift. “ Oh, good, ” she said with a sneer. “ I was hoping I wasn’t too late to see you off, mortals. ”

“很好！”布罗迪说。“现代，我们来了！” 他穿过圣殿的外屋，穿过内屋的入口，通道仍然敞开着。 “呼！”布罗迪喊道。“快点，茱莉亚。我们不想……” 突然一道亮光打断了他。布罗迪遮住眼睛，在突然充满了房间的烟雾中咳嗽。 烟雾散去后，赫拉站在布罗迪和裂缝之间。 “哦，太好了，”她冷笑着说。“我希望我来得不会太晚，凡人们。”

Julia ran in with Heracles and his brother. “ Hera, leave them alone! ” Heracles called. “ They’ve done nothing. ” Hera ignored him. “ Come here, mortal, ” she said, reaching for Iphicles and pulling him toward her. Brody expected Iphicles to struggle to free himself. But Iphicles just stood there as Hera stroked his hair. “ You have my thanks, mortal boy, ” the goddess purred. “ Without your information I might not have learned all of your friends’ secrets until it was too late. ”

朱莉娅和赫拉克勒斯和他的兄弟一起跑了进来。 “赫拉，别管他们！”赫拉克勒斯喊道。“他们什么都没做。” 赫拉没有理会他。“过来吧，凡人们，”她说着，伸手把伊菲克勒斯拉到身边。 布罗迪预计伊菲克勒斯会努力解放自己。但伊菲克勒斯只是站在那里，赫拉抚摸着他的头发。 “谢谢你，凡人男孩，”女神嘟囔道。 “如果没有你的信息，我可能不会知道你朋友的所有秘密，直到为时已晚。”

“ Huh?” Brody said, not understanding what she meant. But Julia was scowling. “ I hate to tell you this, Brody, ” she exclaimed, “ but Iphicles betrayed us! ” “ Don’t flatter yourself, ” Iphicles snapped. “ It wasn’t you two I was after. ” He glared at Heracles. Now Brody was starting to follow along. “ Wait. . . you betrayed your own brother, Iphicles?” he blurted out. “ That’s low! ” Hera chuckled. “ It’s all a matter of perspective, mortal. I consider Iphicles a hero. “

“嗯？”布罗迪说，不明白她的意思。 但朱莉娅怒容满面。“我不想告诉你，布罗迪，”她喊道，“但伊菲克勒斯背叛了我们！” “别自欺欺人，”伊菲克勒斯厉声说道。“我找的不是你们两个。”他怒视着赫拉克勒斯。 现在布罗迪开始察觉。“等等……你背叛了自己的兄弟，伊菲克勒斯？”他脱口而出。“太傻了！” 赫拉笑了。“这都是一个立场问题，凡人。我认为伊菲克勒斯是一个英雄。”