10 Chapter 10

10 When Azmina was starting to feel very dizzy, Buttercub purred in her ear. "The Tree Queen sent a message via the birds. She wants to see you all."

当阿兹米娜开始感到头晕的时候，Buttercub在她耳边发出呼噜声。 树后通过鸟儿们传递了一个信息。 她想见你们大家。”

"Then let's go!" said Azmina. She, Willa, and Naomi each did one last somersault before zooming down through the treetops. Now that the sunshine was back to full strength, the forest looked even more lovely. Dappled light filtered through shining leaves. The grass and flowers seemed brighter than ever. Azmina felt the sun's gentle warmth on her back as she and the others swooped toward the glade. Best of all, the terrible feeling that the Shadow Sprites were lurking had faded. Faded, but not disappeared completely. Azmina was pretty sure that the troublesome sprites were not going to give up so easily. "There's the glade!" called Naomi, and together they swooped down toward the heart of the Magic Forest, where the sunlight seemed brightest of all. As they came in to land and stepped through the shimmering air, the birds burst into song. What a

“那我们走吧!”阿兹米娜说。 她、威拉和内奥米各做了最后一个空翻，然后嗖地飞过树梢。 现在阳光又回来了，森林看起来更可爱了。 斑驳的光线透过闪亮的树叶照进来。 草和花似乎比以前更明亮了。 当她和其他人向林间空地俯冲而去时，阿兹米娜感到了阳光在她背上的温柔温暖。 最棒的是，暗影精灵潜伏的可怕感觉已经消失了。 褪色了，但没有完全消失。 阿兹米娜很确定那些麻烦的精灵不会轻易放弃的。 “林中空地在那儿!”娜奥米喊道，他们一起向魔法森林的中心俯冲而下，那里的阳光似乎是最明亮的。 当他们降落在陆地上，穿过闪闪发光的空气时，鸟儿们突然唱起了歌。 什么是

welcoming party! Azmina thought her heart might burst with pride. The Tree Queen swirled into human form, smiling warmly. "Well done, Glitter Dragons! You were given a challenge that many would have found overwhelming. You succeeded brilliantly." "We almost messed up. A few times, actually," admitted Azmina.

欢迎派对!阿兹米娜觉得她的心都要骄傲得炸裂了。 树后旋转着变成了人形，热情地微笑着。 “干得好，闪光龙!”你面临的挑战对很多人来说都是压倒性的。 你成功得很出色。” “我们差点搞砸了。事实上有几次，”阿兹米娜承认。

The Tree Queen smiled gently. "Yes, but you always figured it out in the end. You have the makings of a truly fantastic team. Those glow bees would be proud." Azmina, Willa, and Naomi grinned at one another. Being praised by the Tree Queen felt very, very good. "Here's the magic apple," said Azmina, pulling it out of her bag. But the fruit was now withered, like a forgotten apple at the bottom of a school bag. "Sorry," she said, gulping. "I don't know how that happened. It was fine before." "Don't worry," the Tree Queen reassured her. "The apple has served its purpose. This just means this part of the quest is complete." As she spoke, the apple gave a little shudder and with a loud pop, disappeared into a cloud of sparkling dust. The dust made Azmina sneeze seven times in a row! Willa and Naomi couldn't stop laughing. Even the Tree Queen was chuckling by the end of Azmina's sneezing fit.

树后温柔地笑了。 “是的，但你最后总会想通的。 你们有组成一支梦幻球队的条件。 那些发光的蜜蜂会感到骄傲的。” 阿兹米娜、威拉和内奥米相视而笑。 被树后表扬的感觉非常非常好。 “这是魔法苹果，”阿兹米娜说着，从包里掏出苹果。 但现在果实枯萎了，就像一个被遗忘在书包底部的苹果。 “对不起，”她哽咽着说。 “我不知道这是怎么发生的。 以前挺好的。”“别担心，”树后安慰她说。 “苹果已经达到了它的目的。 这意味着这部分任务已经完成。” 当她说话的时候，苹果微微颤抖了一下，砰的一声，消失在一团闪闪发光的灰尘中。 灰尘让阿兹米娜连续打了七次喷嚏!威拉和娜奥米笑个不停。 在阿兹米娜打喷嚏结束时，连树女王也在窃笑。

Once everyone had calmed down, the Tree Queen addressed the Dragon Girls once more. "I am proud of you, Glitter Dragons," she said. "It is difficult for a new team to find its feet—or its claws—but you are well on the way. Now you must return to your homes and rest. You'll be missed if you stay here any longer. But I need you back tomorrow. There are even bigger challenges ahead. Can I count on you all to return?" "Of course!" they chorused. "But how do we get home?" Azmina asked, suddenly eager to see her mom again. "You return the same way you came," said the queen. "Choose a travel charm from something nearby to focus on, then say the chant." A golden leaf twirled down through the air and landed in front of Azmina. She picked it up, noticing that Willa and Naomi were also holding objects, although she couldn't see what they were. Azmina clasped the leaf, focusing on its beautiful color and the soft, cool feel of it.

大家都平静下来后，树后又对龙女们讲话。 “我为你骄傲，闪闪发光的龙。”她说。 “对于一支新队伍来说，站稳脚跟是很困难的，但你们已经在路上了。 现在你们必须回家休息了。 如果你再呆在这里，我们会想念你的。 但我需要你明天回来。 未来还有更大的挑战。 我能指望你们都回来吗?”“当然!”他们异口同声地说。 “但是我们怎么回家呢?”阿兹米娜问道，她突然渴望再见到妈妈。 “你原路返回，”王后说。 “从附近的某个地方选一个旅行咒语，集中注意力，然后念咒语。” 一片金色的叶子从空中盘旋而下，落在阿兹米娜的面前。 她把它捡起来，注意到薇拉和娜奥米也拿着东西，尽管她看不清是什么。 阿兹米娜紧握着叶子，专注于它美丽的颜色和柔软凉爽的感觉。

Just before she began to chant, she heard Naomi say, "Azmina, let's meet up at lunchtime tomorrow? To talk Dragon Girl business?" Azmina grinned and nodded, too pleased even to speak. She wasn't the new girl anymore. Now she truly belonged! Azmina, along with the other two Glitter Dragons, began to chant: Magic Forest, Magic Forest, come explore.

就在她开始吟唱之前，她听到娜奥米说:“阿兹米娜，我们明天午餐时间见吧?” 来谈龙女的事?”阿兹米娜咧嘴一笑，点了点头，高兴得说不出话来。 她不再是那个新来的女孩了。 现在她真正属于这里了!阿兹米娜和其他两条闪闪龙开始吟唱:魔法森林，魔法森林，来探索吧。