1 Song of the Owls

The Pegasus Quest

帕伽索斯任务

CHAPTER 1

第一章

Song of the Owls Prince Lucas and his best friend, Clara Gills, leaned on the balcony railing and gazed at the full moon. A ribbon of blue light shimmered across the Sea of Wrenly. But this was no ordinary moon. It was a blue moon— something so rare it is said to happen only once in a lifetime. All the owls in the kingdom flocked together and sang once in a blue moon. Lucas and Clara waited and listened for the owl song. Ruskin yawned, stretched, and curled up near the children. The young scarlet dragon had no interest in singing owls. He shut his eyes and sighed peacefully.

卢卡斯王子和他最好的朋友克拉拉·吉尔斯倚在阳台的栏杆上凝视着满月。 一条蓝色的光带在雷利海上闪烁。 但这不是一个普通的月亮。 那是一次蓝色的月亮，据说一生中只有一次。 王国里所有的猫头鹰都聚集在一起，千载难逢地歌唱一次。 卢卡斯和克拉拉等着，听着猫头鹰的歌声。 罗斯金打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰，蜷缩在孩子们身边。 年轻的红龙对唱歌的猫头鹰不感兴趣。 他闭上眼睛，平静地叹了口气。

"Look at that enormous blue cloud," said Clara, pointing. Lucas tilted his head back. "It's been there since this afternoon," he said. "I know," Clara said, studying the cloud. "It hasn't budged." Lucas looked at the great cloud thoughtfully. "Maybe there's a floating castle inside it," he said.

“看那大片的蓝色云，”克拉拉指着说。 卢卡斯歪着头。 “从今天下午就在那儿了，”他说。 “我知道，”克拉拉边说边打量着那朵云。 “它没有改变。”卢卡斯若有所思地看着那片大云。 “也许里面有一座漂浮的城堡，”他说。

Clara laughed. "You read too many fairy tales!" she said jokingly. "And most of them have turned out to be true," Lucas reminded her. Clara shook her head. "You're such a dreamer." Then they began to hear a steady thrum. It sounded like the deep beating of wings. The friends turned toward the blue moon and gasped in wonder. Hundreds of owls swirled across the moonlight.

克拉拉笑了。“你童话读得太多了！”她开玩笑地说。 “而且大多数都是真的，”卢卡斯提醒她。 克拉拉摇了摇头。“你真是个梦想家。” 然后他们开始听到一种稳定的声音。 那声音听起来像是翅膀深深的拍打声。 朋友们转向蓝色的月亮，惊奇地倒吸了一口气。 数百只猫头鹰在月光下盘旋。