3 White Snow, Dark Magic

CHAPTER Three White Snow Dark Magic Within moments the city was covered with ice. Biting winds swirled snow into huge drifts. "This is Sparr's dark magic!" Galen said. Crrrack! The fountain's silvery stream thickened and suddenly went still. "This is just like my daydream," Eric said. "It's a curse of ice." The colorful banners over the marketplace stopped waving. Icicles formed on the buildings and hung like daggers over the frozen streets.

第三章白雪黑魔法顷刻之间，整个城市都被冰雪覆盖了。 刺骨的寒风把雪吹成巨大的雪堆。 “这是斯帕的黑魔法！”加伦说。 Crrrack !喷泉里银色的水流变浓了，突然停了下来。 “这就像我的白日梦，”埃里克说。 “这是冰的诅咒。”市场上的彩旗停止了飘扬。 建筑物上形成了冰柱，像匕首一样悬在结冰的街道上。

Eric saw the fear in Keeah's eyes. He shivered, too. "What can we do to stop this?" Keeah turned to the king. "Our villages can't survive this cold. We must save our people!" Zello nodded. "I shall go help the villagers. Keeah, you stay here and keep Jaffa City safe. Galen, I must go quickly. Perhaps your latest invention…" "Ah!" the wizard said. "My water sled. Yes, it should ride quite well on ice. Follow me!" Galen led the king and his guards to the stables. "We'll help, too!" Neal said, clapping his arms around himself. "If we don't fr-fr-freeze f-first!" Max scuttled over. "Let me make you warm!" he chirped. "I'll spin you coats of my special spider silk. It's the warmest fabric in all of Droon!" Max's arms and legs began to blur in the air all around the kids. Soon, he had woven each one a thick coat and a pair of furry boots. "Thank you," said Julie. "They're very warm." A moment later, several shaggy six-legged beasts called pilkas trotted across the square to the gate. In the lead was Leep, Galen's own pet pilka. Behind them, the pilkas dragged a sleek wooden sled. It looked like a small boat and rode over the ice on long skis.

埃里克看到了基娅眼中的恐惧。 他也发抖了。“我们能做些什么来阻止这一切？”基娅转向国王。 “我们的村庄熬不过这么冷。 我们必须拯救我们的人民！”Zello点点头。 “我要去帮助村民。 基娅，你留在这里保护雅法城。 盖伦，我得赶紧走了。也许是你的最新发明……”“啊！” “我的水橇。是的，它在冰上应该很好骑。 跟我来!”盖伦领着国王和他的卫兵来到马厩。 “我们也会帮忙的！”尼尔一边说，一边用双臂环抱着自己。 “如果我们不先——先——先——冻死的话！”马克斯飞快地跳了过去。 “让我给你取暖吧！”他叫道。 “我用我特制的蜘蛛丝给你织衣服。 这是全德鲁恩最暖和的布料！”麦克斯的胳膊和腿开始在孩子们周围的空气中模糊起来。 很快，他给每个人织了一件厚外套和一双毛茸茸的靴子。 “谢谢你，”朱莉说。“它们很暖和。” 过了一会儿，几只被称为pilkas的毛茸茸的六脚野兽小跑着穿过广场来到门口。 领头的是利普，盖伦自己的宠物皮卡。 在他们身后，pilkas拖着一个光滑的木制雪橇。 它看起来像一艘小船，用长长的滑雪板在冰上滑行。

King Zello, bundled in a cloak of bright blue fur, was riding in the back. "Be careful!" Keeah said, hugging her father. "I shall be. And you, too," he replied. Errrr! Two guards pushed aside a large bolt and the city's huge iron gates swung open. The king snapped the reins, and Leep charged ahead, pulling Galen's sled into the swirling snow. Keeah waved one last time before—clong!—the gates closed. "I predict he will be safe," Galen said. Neal frowned. "But, um, what about us? Could Sparr just march in here with his Ninns?" Keeah beamed. "Galen charmed our walls! An evil spirit can't enter unless he is invited." "That is true," the wizard said. "An old spell." "And we never will invite evil ones into Jaffa!" Max chittered. "They have no manners!" "Excellent," said Neal. "I like being safe for a change." Keeah smiled. "Now, everyone, come. Let's get warm in the throne room!" Julie and Neal hurried in after Keeah. The guards went with Galen into the frosted palace. Max scuttled across the stones after his master.

泽洛国王披着一件亮蓝色毛皮斗篷，骑在后面。 “小心!”姬娅拥抱着父亲说。 “我会的。耶稣回答说：“你也一样。” 呃!两名卫兵推开一扇大门闩，这座城市巨大的铁门打开了。 国王猛地拉住缰绳，利普冲在前面，拉着盖伦的雪橇进入了旋涡般的雪地。 不久之后，姬娅最后一次挥手！-大门关闭了。 “我预测他会很安全，”盖伦说。 Neal皱起了眉头。“但是，嗯，我们怎么办？” 斯帕能不能带着他的ninn大摇大摆地进来？”Keeah传送。 “盖伦使我们的城墙着迷！没有人邀请，邪灵是进不来的。” “这倒是真的。”巫师说。 “一个古老的咒语。”“我们永远不会邀请邪恶的人进入雅法！”马克斯啾啾而鸣。 “他们没有礼貌！”“太好了，”尼尔说。 “我喜欢换个安全的环境。” Keeah笑了。“好了，大家都过来。 我们到正殿里暖和暖和吧！”朱莉和尼尔跟着基娅匆匆进来。 卫兵们跟着盖伦走进了结霜的宫殿。 马克斯在石头上飞快地追着他的主人。

But Eric stayed behind for a moment. He climbed to the top of the wall and looked out. The nearby villages were quickly being swallowed up by the deep snow. He shuddered. But it wasn't from the cold. Did I make this happen somehow? he wondered. Did I already help Sparr do this? How? "No! I couldn't have done this!" he shouted into the storm. "And I won't help Sparr, either! Never! Ever!" He turned to go into the palace. "Help!" a tiny voice cried out. Eric looked down. The courtyard below was empty of‐everything but ice and snow. "Help!" the voice called out again. Eric looked back over the wall. There, in the deepening snow, was a small figure. A boy. The boy shivered in thin clothes, his tiny arms wrapped around him. He looked just like the children playing in the square before. "Help me!" the boy pleaded. "I was playing. I got left outside." Eric turned to the gates. "Guards!" he yelled. But the guards had gone inside with Galen. The only sound was the red wolves starting to howl from their cave. The little boy trembled even more.

但埃里克在后面呆了一会儿。 他爬到墙头向外望去。 附近的村庄很快就被厚厚的积雪吞没了。 他战栗。但这不是因为寒冷。 是我让这一切发生的吗？ 他想知道。我已经帮斯帕这么做了吗？ 如何?“不!我不可能这么做！”他对着暴风雨喊道。 “我也不会帮助斯帕尔！”从来没有!过!”他转身向宫殿走去。 “救命！”一个微弱的声音喊道。 埃里克低下头。下面的院子里空无一物，只有冰雪。 “救命！”那个声音又喊了起来。 埃里克隔着墙回头看了看。 那里，在越来越深的雪中，有一个小小的身影。 一个男孩。男孩穿着单薄的衣服瑟瑟发抖，他的小胳膊搂着他。 他看起来就像以前在广场上玩耍的孩子们。 “救救我！”男孩恳求道。 “我在玩。我被丢在外面了。” 埃里克转向大门。“警卫！”他喊道。 但是警卫已经带着盖伦进去了。 唯一的声音是从洞里传来的红狼的嚎叫。 小男孩更发抖了。

"Wait a second! Hold on!" Eric yelled. He ran down the steps to the front gate. He could hear the child whimpering outside. "Wait!" Eric called. With all his strength he pushed the gate's huge bolt aside. Then he dug his feet into the snow and pulled on the giant door. It wouldn't budge. He pulled harder. Finally, it opened a tiny crack.

“等一下！”坚持住!”埃里克喊道。 他跑下台阶来到前门。 他能听到孩子在外面呜咽。 “等等!”埃里克。他用尽全身力气把大门的大门闩推到一边。 然后他把脚伸进雪里，拉上那扇巨大的门。 它不会动。他拉得更用力了。 最后，它开了一条小裂缝。

Eric peered into the swirling winds. Ice pelted his face. "Where are you?" he shouted.

埃里克凝视着旋转的风。 冰块打在他脸上。“你在哪儿？”他喊道。