3 Dire Lullaby

CHAPTER 3

第三章

Dire Lullaby Lucas, Clara, and Ruskin all sat on pillows beside an enchanted blue fire. The magical flame was cool to the touch, yet still kept them warm. Grom stood on the other side of the room, muttering a spell and tossing herbs into a simmering cauldron. The fumes began to shimmer and turned into a swirl of light that encircled the entire tent. It was a protection spell. "Do you think he'll use a spell to find the attackers too?" Clara asked. Lucas took a marshmallow from the bag next to him and slid it onto a stick. "No doubt," he said as he twirled the

卢卡斯、克拉拉和罗斯金都坐在枕头上，旁边是一堆被施了魔法的蓝色炉火。 魔法火焰摸起来很凉，但仍然让他们感到温暖。 格罗姆站在房间的另一边，嘴里念念有词，一边把草药扔进沸腾的大锅里。 烟雾开始闪烁，变成了一圈光，包围了整个帐篷。 那是一个保护咒。 “你认为他也会用咒语找到袭击者吗？”克拉拉问道。 卢卡斯从旁边的袋子里拿了一块棉花糖，滑到一根棍子上。 “毫无疑问，”他一边说一边旋转着

marshmallow over the blue flame. Clara grabbed the bag away from Lucas. "How can you eat at a time like this?" "We are camping, after all," said Lucas. "And it's not really camping until you eat melted marshmallows with troll chocolates."

蓝色火焰上的棉花糖。 克拉拉从卢卡斯手里抢过包。 “这种时候你怎么能吃得下？”“我们毕竟是在露营，”卢卡斯说。 “在你吃到融化的棉花糖和巨魔巧克力之前，这不是真正的露营。”

Clara tried not to smile but couldn't resist. The warm feeling didn't last long. Another dire wolf howl rang out in the distance. More howls answered back. "Why are the dire wolves still howling?" Lucas asked Clara.

克拉拉强忍着不笑，但还是忍不住。 这种温暖的感觉并没有持续多久。 远处又响起了可怕的狼嚎。 更多的嚎叫回应。“为什么可怕的狼还在嚎叫？”卢卡斯问克拉拉。

"I have no idea," she admitted, "but I know where we can find out." Clara tossed a marshmallow to Ruskin, who happily ate it, and then she jumped up and pulled Lucas with her.

“我不知道，”她承认，“但我知道我们可以在哪里找到答案。” 克拉拉扔给罗斯金一个棉花糖，罗斯金高兴地吃了，然后她跳起来，拉着卢卡斯一起。