Chapter 5

Chapter 5 "Run faster!" Princess Pulverizer ordered as they ran toward the smoke. "There could be people who need saving."

第五章“跑快点！”粉碎机公主命令道，他们朝烟雾跑去。 “可能有人需要拯救。”

"I'm moving as fast as I can," Lucas answered, panting. "It's hard to run while carrying this heavy mace. That's usually Dribble's job. Where is he, anyway?" Princess Pulverizer didn't answer. She was trying not to think about where Dribble might be. Or what he might have done. "You could have left the mace at our campsite," the princess told Lucas. "I was worried someone might be hurt," Lucas said. "The magic in this mace might be able to cure someone's injuries." Princess Pulverizer certainly hoped no one had been hurt. Because if Dribble had started a fire, burning a barn was one thing. But hurting someone was far worse. No. It couldn't have been Dribble. The princess tried imagining all the other possible creatures that could have caused a terrible fire to break out. Creatures that needed to be stopped by Princess Pulverizer!

“我正在尽可能快地移动，”卢卡斯气喘吁吁地回答。 “背着这么重的狼牙棒很难跑。 这通常是运球的工作。 他到底在哪儿？”粉碎机公主没有回答。 她努力不去想小运球可能在哪里。 或者他可能做了什么。 “你可以把狼牙棒留在我们的营地，”公主告诉卢卡斯。 “我担心有人会受伤，”卢卡斯说。 “这把狼牙棒里的魔法也许能治愈某人的伤口。” 粉碎机公主当然希望没有人受伤。 因为如果Dribble放了火，烧谷仓是一回事。 但伤害别人更糟糕。 否。不可能是运球。 公主试着想象所有其他可能引起一场可怕火灾的生物。 需要粉碎公主阻止的生物！

Perhaps the fire had been set by a yelping yeti. Or a massive, man-eating moth. Or a... dragon. As she reached the farm, the princess saw Dribble standing by a burning barn with smoke coming from his snout. Just as he had appeared in the mirror. A crowd had gathered around the farmer and his wife, who were looking at the fire. "That dragon burned down my barn!" the farmer shouted. The farmer was dressed in bright red footie pajamas and wore a straw hat. Princess Pulverizer would have burst out laughing at the sight of him, had the situation not been so serious.

也许是一只尖叫的雪人放的火。 或者是一只巨大的食人蛾。 或……龙。当她到达农场时，公主看到Dribble站在一个燃烧的谷仓旁边，鼻子里冒出烟来。 就像他出现在镜子里一样。 一群人聚集在农夫和他的妻子周围，他们正看着炉火。 “那条龙把我的谷仓烧了！” 农夫穿着一件鲜红色的足球睡衣，戴着一顶草帽。 要不是形势如此严峻，普莱丽尔公主看到他，准会放声大笑。

"Did you actually see Dribble set the fire?" Lucas demanded. Princess Pulverizer was impressed. Lucas sounded so brave trying to defend his friend. "I didn't actually see him," the farmer replied. "But that's what dragons do, isn't it? They burn towns, villages—and barns." "We need a knight!" his wife added. "Someone who will slay this dragon!" "Slay the dragon! Slay the dragon!" the crowd began to chant.

“你真的看到运球放火烧了吗？”卢卡斯要求。 粉碎公主对此印象深刻。 卢卡斯在为他的朋友辩护时显得很勇敢。 “我实际上并没有看到他，”农夫回答说。 “可是龙就是这样的，不是吗？” 他们烧毁城镇、村庄——还有谷仓。” “我们需要一个骑士！”他的妻子补充道。 “一个能杀死这条龙的人！”“屠龙！”屠龙！”人群开始高呼。

"You can't slay Dribble," Lucas argued. "You can't prove he set that fire." Princess Pulverizer placed her hand on the sword at her side. But she couldn't bring herself to draw it. Sure, slaying a dragon who set a barn on fire and endangered people's lives would be a good deed. But there was no way she could slay this dragon. Dribble was good. And kind. There was no way he'd set a barn on fire. At least Princess Pulverizer didn't think he would. "He's running away!" the farmer shouted. "Somebody grab that dragon." "Not me," one man cried. "I'm not messing with any dragon," another man added. No one from Beeten Wheeten was willing to try to stop Dribble from running off. "Run, Dribble!" Lucas shouted. "Get away from here!"

“你不能杀死运球，”卢卡斯争辩道。 “你不能证明是他放的火。” 粉碎机公主把她的手放在她身边的剑。 但她无法让自己画出来。 当然，杀死一条放火烧谷仓、危及人类生命的龙是一件好事。 但她不可能杀死这条龙。 运球不错。,更亲切。 他不可能放火烧了谷仓。 至少粉碎机公主不认为他会。 “他跑了！”农夫喊道。 “谁来抓住那条龙。” “不是我，”一个男人喊道。另一个人补充说：“我不会和任何龙搞在一起。” 没人愿意阻止运球跑掉。 “快跑,运球!”卢卡斯喊道。 “走开！”