09 The Underland

CHAPTER 9 THE UNDERLAND Tag walked down the stairs. He shivered. The air around him was damp and cold. Up ahead he could see the green glow of Grey's magical lantern. He followed the light until he found his friends and took the last step.

第九章地下世界泰格走下楼梯。 他不禁打了个哆嗦。他周围的空气又湿又冷。 在前方，他可以看到格雷的魔法灯笼发出的绿光。 他跟着光走，直到找到了他的朋友，并迈出了最后一步。

The new ground beneath his feet was wet and sticky. It felt like mud mixed with tiny stones. "Let's find Talia and get out of here," Skyla said with a shudder. The glow from the lantern was bright, but it was hard to see much around them. Blaze ruffled her feathers and they lit up, helping to light the way.

他脚下的新土地又湿又粘。 感觉就像泥土和小石头混合在一起。 “让我们找到塔利亚，离开这里。”斯凯拉颤抖着说。 灯笼发出的光很亮，但他们周围的东西却看不清。 火焰弄乱了羽毛，羽毛也亮了起来，帮助照亮了道路。

Tag was thankful for Blaze's magic. The flames from her wings were bright and warm, and he stayed close to her as they walked.

泰格很感激火焰的魔力。 她翅膀上的火焰明亮而温暖，他走在她身边。

All around them, tree roots reached out of the ground, as if the trees were planted upside down. The roots looked like twisty, spiky claws trying to grab them. Strings of dead moss hung from the roots and dripped with oozing black liquid.

在他们周围，树根伸出了地面，就好像这些树是倒栽葱似的。 树根看起来像扭曲的尖爪，试图抓住它们。 一串串死苔藓从根部垂下来，滴着渗出的黑色液体。

Tag shuddered. It reminded him of how the Shadowlands used to be. But the Underland was colder, darker, and much scarier. It's too quiet here, Tag thought. There didn't seem to be any signs of life. No birds, no animals, no bugs. Skyla moved closer to Tag on one side. Bod moved so close to him on the other side that they bumped wings. Tag could feel Bod's feathers shaking and hear his beak chattering. "It's okay to be scared," Tag told Bod. "I'm scared, too." Bod gave Tag a small smile. "I'm glad Blaze is with us," he said. "She is amazing."

标签战栗。这让他想起了暗影之地的过去。 但地下世界更冷，更黑暗，也更可怕。 这里太安静了，泰格想。 似乎没有任何生命的迹象。 没有鸟，没有动物，没有虫子。 斯凯拉在一边靠近泰格。 伯德在另一边离他太近了，他们撞到了翅膀上。 塔格能感觉到伯德的羽毛在颤抖，还能听到它的嘴在叽叽喳喳地叫。 “害怕是正常的，”泰格告诉博德。 “我也害怕。”伯德对泰格微微一笑。 “我很高兴布雷兹和我们在一起，”他说。 “她太棒了。”

Tag smiled. "She is," he said. "You and Skyla are, too," Bod admitted. "You saved Perodia when you defeated The Shadow." "We did it together, as a team," Tag said. "That's what being an Owl of Valor is all about." Suddenly, Blaze stopped walking. "I think we've been this way already," she said. Skyla groaned. "How can you tell? Everything looks the same here!" Tag sighed. How were they ever going to find Talia? "We should take a break," he told them.

标签笑了。“是的，”他说。 “你和斯凯拉也是，”博德承认。 “你打败了暗影拯救了佩罗迪亚” “我们作为一个团队一起完成了这件事，”泰格说。 “这就是成为一只英勇的猫头鹰的意义所在。” 突然，Blaze停了下来。 “我想我们已经走到这一步了，”她说。 Skyla呻吟着。“你怎么知道？” 这里的一切看起来都一样！”标签叹了口气。 他们怎么才能找到塔利亚呢？ “我们应该休息一下，”他告诉他们。