13 King Nidus

CHAPTER 13 KING NIDUS Nova flew over to her father. "Please, Father—Tag, Skyla, and Blaze saved me," she said. "You can trust them." The king's eyebrows knotted together as he thought hard. "Fine. Your friends may take their piece of the Ember Stone. But the firehawks hid these pieces across Perodia to keep them safe. And they trusted us to guard our piece," he told her. "That one must stay here at the palace."

第13章尼都斯·诺瓦国王飞到她父亲身边。 “求求你，爸爸——泰格、斯凯拉和火焰救了我，”她说。 “你可以信任他们。”国王苦思冥想，眉头紧锁。 “很好。你的朋友可以拿走他们的余烬之石。 但火鹰把这些碎片藏在了珀罗迪亚以保证它们的安全。 他们相信我们会保卫我们的地盘，”他告诉她。 “那个人必须留在宫殿里。”

"But, Father," Nova said, "I am sure Thorn's spies have told him everything by now. That means Thorn knows there are two pieces of the stone in our lake. He will send even more spies. They already tried to kidnap me today. I'm sure that was just the beginning. Thorn will not stop until both pieces are his." Skyla stepped forward. "Can't you Just put Thorn to sleep if he tries to enter the lake?" she asked. Nova frowned. "Thorn's powerful dark magic allows him to resist our magic lullaby." Tag turned to the king. "If you give us both pieces, then maybe Thorn will leave you alone?" he said.

“但是，父亲，”诺瓦说，“我相信索恩的间谍现在已经把一切都告诉他了。 也就是说索恩知道我们的湖里有两块石头。 他会派出更多的间谍。 他们今天已经想绑架我了。 我相信这只是个开始。 索恩是不会罢休的，除非这两件东西都是他的。” 斯凯拉走上前去。“如果索恩想进入湖中，你就不能让他睡着吗？”她问。 Nova皱起了眉头。“索恩强大的黑魔法使他能够抵抗我们的魔法摇篮曲” 泰格转向国王。“如果你把两块都给我们，也许索恩会放过你？”他说。

The king shook his head again. "Thorn will never stop. But you cannot have our piece," he said. "Now follow me. I will take you to yours." The friends followed Nova and King Nidus down a spiral staircase, then along a hallway that led to a tall, silver door. The king pulled out a golden key and slotted it into the keyhole. When the door opened, a bright purple light shone out.

国王又摇了摇头。 “索恩永远不会停止。但你不能拿走我们的那份。” “现在跟我来。我会带你去你的。” 朋友们跟着诺瓦和国王尼都斯走下螺旋形楼梯，然后沿着走廊来到一扇高大的银色大门。 国王拿出一把金钥匙，把它插进锁眼里。 门开了，一盏明亮的紫光照了出来。