01 To the North

CHAPTER 1 TO THE NORTH Tag, Skyla, and Blaze stood on a golden, sandy beach. The water was so blue, it sparkled in the sunlight. Tag studied the magical map. Skyla pointed to BLUEBAY at the bottom of the map. "We are here," she said.

第一章往北塔格、斯凯拉和布雷兹站在一片金色的沙滩上。 水是那么蓝，在阳光下闪闪发光。 泰格研究了这张神奇的地图。 斯凯拉指着地图底部的BLUEBAY。 “我们在这里，”她说。

Tag nodded and pulled a piece of purple stone from his sack: the Ember Stone. It felt warm in his wing. Tag laid the stone on the map. A spot glowed brightly at the very top. "The next piece of the Ember Stone is at the Crystal Caverns," Skyla said. "It looks like one day's journey," Tag said.

泰格点点头，从口袋里拿出一块紫色的石头：烬石。 他的翅膀里感到温暖。泰格把石头放在地图上。 山顶上有一个光点闪闪发光。 “下一块烬之石在水晶洞穴里。”斯凯拉说。 “看起来就像一天的旅程，”泰格说。

"Peep!" Blaze tapped her beak on a long, zig-zaggy line on the paper. "The Jagged Mountains," Skyla read. "Yes, Blaze, we will have to cross those." "Thorn's spies are everywhere," Tag told them. "We should fly. We'll move faster." "Um, squirrels can't fly," Skyla said. Tag grinned. "You can ride on Blaze's back!" "Fly!" Blaze said. "Fly!" Tag and Skyla stared at Blaze. "Blaze's first word!" Tag smiled. "Fly!" Blaze said again. Her gold, red, and orange wings suddenly burst into flame. Tag gasped.

“偷看!”Blaze用嘴轻拍了一下纸上一条长长的、锯齿状的线条。 “参差不齐的山脉。”斯凯拉念道。 “是的，布雷兹，我们必须穿过这些。” “索恩的间谍无处不在，”泰格告诉他们。 “我们应该坐飞机。我们会走得更快。” “嗯，松鼠不会飞，”斯凯拉说。 泰格咧嘴一笑。“你可以骑在布雷兹的背上！”“飞!”大火说。 “飞!”泰格和斯凯拉盯着火焰。 “火焰的第一个字！”泰格笑了。 “飞!”Blaze又说。她金色、红色和橙色的翅膀突然燃烧起来。 泰格气喘吁吁地说。

"Whoa! Looks like Blaze has learned more than a new word!" Skyla said. "Tag, can the fire hurt her?" Tag shook his head. "Fire can't hurt Blaze. Remember what Grey told us? She's a firehawk. She was born in flame." Tag turned to Blaze. "We can't let Thorn's spies find out about your new power. Thorn already wants to capture you to lead him to the Ember Stone. He could try to use your power against Perodia."

“哇!看来Blaze学到的不仅仅是一个新词！”Skyla说。 “泰格，火会伤着她吗？”泰格摇了摇头。 “火焰伤害不了火焰。还记得格雷跟我们说的话吗？ 她是火鹰。她在火焰中诞生。” 泰格转向火焰。“我们不能让索恩的间谍发现你的新能力。 索恩已经想抓你带他去找余烬之石了。 他可能会利用你的力量来对付珀罗迪亚。”

Skyla nodded. "Tag's right, Blaze. We need to keep your fire power hidden." Blaze flapped her wings, but the flames wouldn't go out. Tag and Skyla scooped water into large shells. They threw it over Blaze. Steam rose from her dripping wet feathers. Blaze gave a little peep. Suddenly, a large gray cloud moved across the bay. It covered the sun. "Dark!" Blaze cried. "The Shadow!" Tag yelled. "We need to leave!"

Skyla点点头。“泰格说得对，火焰。 我们得把你的火力藏起来。” 火焰拍打着翅膀，但火焰就是不灭。 泰格和斯凯拉把水舀进大贝壳里。 他们把它扔到Blaze身上。水蒸气从她湿淋淋的羽毛上冒了出来。 布雷兹偷看了一下。突然，一大片灰色的云掠过海湾。 它遮住了太阳。“黑暗!”大火哭了。 “影子!”泰格喊道。“我们得走了！”

"But I can't ride on Blaze's back!" Skyla cried. "I'll be a sizzled squirrel!" "It's the only way," Tag told her. "I'm too small to carry you. We have to get to the Crystal Caverns before Thorn's spies find us." "Promise your wings won't catch on fire again?" Skyla asked Blaze, as she climbed onto her back. Blaze nodded. "Peep!" Tag tucked the map and stone inside his sack. Then the three friends flew north as fast as they could.

“但我不能骑在布雷兹的背上！”Skyla哭了。 “我要成为一只滋滋作响的松鼠！”“这是唯一的办法，”泰格告诉她。 “我太小了，背不动你。 我们必须在索恩的间谍找到我们之前赶到水晶洞。” “你保证你的翅膀不会再着火了？”斯凯拉爬到布雷兹背上问。 火焰点了点头。“偷看!”泰格把地图和石头塞进麻袋里。 然后三个朋友以最快的速度向北飞去。