Chapter 8

8 The Shadow Sprites twisted and spun around overhead, hissing. They were furious! But so was Aisha. How dare they hurt PlushyPup's little sister! A huge roar burst out of her, warming the cold air and making it shimmer with gold-flecked blue

暗影精灵在头顶上旋转着，发出嘶嘶声。 他们非常愤怒!但阿伊莎也是。 他们怎么敢伤害毛绒狗的小妹妹!她发出一声巨大的咆哮，温暖了寒冷的空气，使它闪烁着金色的蓝色斑点

fire. It was the first time her roar had had gold in it, too. This was a true Treasure Dragon roar! Mei and Quinn joined in, and the sound of their roar echoed through the snowy landscape, making the icicles jangle and crackle. The Treasure Dragons' roar was so powerful that the Shadow Sprites scattered.

火。这是她的吼声中第一次含有金子。 这才是真正的宝龙怒吼!梅和奎因也加入了进来，他们的吼声在雪景中回荡，使冰柱发出刺耳的声音。 宝龙的吼声震耳欲聋，把暗影精灵都吓跑了。

Aisha slipped the Magic Mirror shard into the bag the Tree Queen had given her. It was much too big for the bag. It shouldn't have fit at all! But both the mirror and the bag were magical, so it did. "Let's get this little pup to safety," Aisha said, gently scooping up TrustyPup with a wing and putting her on her back. She knew the Shadow Sprites wouldn't stay away for long. TrustyPup was being very brave, but the fall had left her with a nasty cut on her front leg. "I'll show you the way to our den," yapped PlushyPup. The group rose into the air, following PlushyPup. "Goodbye, Dragon Girls!" called the Gliding Bears from down below. "Thanks for reminding us that we can skate, after all!" They flew above even more snow-covered trees and frozen lakes. Aisha was flying carefully, as she didn't want to scare little TrustyPup. But then

艾莎把魔镜碎片塞进树后给她的袋子里。 这对袋子来说太大了。 它根本就不应该合身!但镜子和袋子都有魔力，所以它做到了。 “让我们把这只小狗带到安全的地方，”艾莎说着，用一只翅膀轻轻地把TrustyPup抱起来，放在自己的背上。 她知道暗影精灵不会离开太久。 TrustyPup非常勇敢，但她的前腿被摔了个大口子。 “我带你去我们的窝，”毛绒狗叫道。 这群人跟着毛绒狗飞到空中。 “再见，龙女郎!”滑翔熊从下面喊道。 “谢谢你提醒我们，毕竟我们会滑冰!”他们飞过更多被雪覆盖的树木和结冰的湖泊。 艾莎小心翼翼地飞着，因为她不想吓到小特鲁斯蒂普。 但后来

the brave pup called out, "Faster and higher, please!" so Aisha picked up her pace. In the distance, Aisha could see a strange shape. At first she thought it was an enormous iceberg— but there are no icebergs in the mountains! As they got closer, Aisha saw it had windows and turrets on the top. It was somehow both beautiful and scary.

勇敢的小狗喊道:“请再快一点，再高一点!”于是艾莎加快了脚步。 在远处，艾莎可以看到一个奇怪的形状。 起初，她以为那是一座巨大的冰山——但是山里没有冰山!当他们走近时，艾莎看到它的顶部有窗户和塔楼。 不知何故，它既美丽又可怕。

PlushyPup flew up beside her. "That's the Shadow Queen's palace," he explained. Aisha shivered. No wonder the place had given her the creeps! "Our den is down here," yapped TrustyPup. They zoomed down toward a thicket of trees. The Dragon Girls followed close behind. Aisha was careful not to let TrustyPup slip from her back as she descended. Hidden behind the trees was the entrance to a cave. The Dragon Girls landed nearby. PlushyPup scampered through the space easily, but it was more difficult for Aisha, Mei, and Quinn, who were much bigger. Aisha tucked TrustyPup under her wing for safety and wiggled through the entrance. Once she was through, she stood up and looked around.

毛绒狗飞到她身边。 “那是影子女王的宫殿。”他解释道。 艾莎颤抖。难怪这个地方让她浑身起鸡皮疙瘩!“我们的窝在下面。”TrustyPup叫道。 他们急速降落到一片树林里。 龙女们紧随其后。 艾莎下楼梯时小心翼翼，不让托斯提普从背上滑下来。 隐藏在树林后面的是一个山洞的入口。 龙女降落在附近。 毛绒狗很容易地在空间里窜来窜去，但对于艾莎、梅和奎因来说就比较困难了，因为它们要大得多。 为了安全起见，艾莎把托斯卡普塞到翅膀底下，扭动着穿过了入口。 吃完后，她站起来环顾四周。

They were in the coziest cave Aisha had ever seen. The floor was covered in thick, shaggy rugs. A cheerful fire flickered in one corner. The cave had a comforting smell that reminded Aisha of baking in her grandmother's kitchen. A magnificent husky bounded over. She was the same deep blue color as PlushyPup but with silver markings around her face instead of gold. On her

他们在阿伊莎所见过的最舒适的洞穴里。 地板上铺着又厚又乱的地毯。 一个角落里火光闪烁。 洞穴里有一种令人舒服的气味，让艾莎想起了在祖母的厨房里烤东西。 一只漂亮的哈士奇跳了过来。 她和毛绒狗一样是深蓝色的，但脸上有银色的斑点，而不是金色的。 在她的