2 A Shared Dream

CHAPTER 2

第二章

A Shared Dream "Ruskin, what are you doing here?!" Clara's cry startled Ruskin. He shot off the bed and flew smack into Clara's bookshelf. Wump! The books tumbled onto the floor. Then the bookshelf fell on top of the pile. Ruskin scampered into a corner. Clara shook her head. "Are you okay?" Ruskin whimpered. Clara hopped out of bed and ran to his side. She patted him on the head.

共同的梦想“罗斯金，你在这里做什么？！”克拉拉的叫声吓了罗斯金一跳。 他从床上跳下来，猛地撞到克拉拉的书架上。 Wump !书掉在地板上。 然后书架倒在了那堆书的上面。 罗斯金跑到一个角落里。 克拉拉摇了摇头。“你还好吗？”Ruskin呜呜咽咽哭了起来。 克拉拉跳下床，跑到他身边。 她轻轻地拍了拍他的头。

"Shhh, it's all right," she said calmly. "Now, how did you get in here?" Ruskin shrugged. "Of course you can't tell me. You can't talk," Clara said with a chuckle. "Well, let's get you back to the castle. Lucas must be looking for you." After getting dressed, Clara walked Ruskin home. This time the streets were full of vendors and shoppers. It didn't look anything like the creepy world she had seen in her dream. But something still seemed off. Clara noticed that the townspeople looked tired. Everyone had dark circles under their eyes. The shop owners yawned, and the goblin rug vendor had fallen asleep on top of his rugs. The same thing was true at the castle. Everyone looked tired.

“嘘，没事的，”她平静地说。 “喂，你是怎么进来的？”Ruskin耸耸肩。 “你当然不能告诉我。 你不能说话，”克拉拉笑着说。 “好了，我们送你回城堡吧。 卢卡斯一定在找你。” 穿好衣服后，克拉拉送罗斯金回家。 这一次，街上挤满了小贩和购物者。 它看起来一点也不像她在梦中看到的那个令人毛骨悚然的世界。 但似乎还是有些不对劲。 克拉拉注意到镇上的人看起来很疲惫。 每个人都有黑眼圈。 店主们打了个哈欠，卖地毯的小妖精在他的地毯上睡着了。 城堡里的情况也是如此。 每个人看起来都很疲惫。

One of the guards at the front gate had even nodded off. It was as if nobody had gotten a good night's rest except Ruskin. Ruskin bounded into the castle with his normal zip. Clara followed him directly to the dragon's favorite place… the kitchen. She thought Lucas might be there eating his breakfast. But no luck. "The prince is already in his workshop," said Cook with a yawn. "He's working on something top secret."

前门的一个卫兵甚至打起了瞌睡。 就好像除了罗斯金，没有人能好好睡一觉。 罗斯金用平常的拉链跳进了城堡。 克拉拉跟着他直奔龙最喜欢的地方——厨房。 她以为卢卡斯可能在那里吃早饭。 但运气不好。“公爵已经在他的作坊里了。”库克打了个哈欠说。 “他在研究一些绝密的东西。”

Clara thanked Cook and headed to the workshop. Ruskin stayed behind for breakfast. While walking down the hall, she wondered what Lucas could be working on. She didn't want to barge in, so when she arrived, she knocked on the door. "It's CLARA!" she called as she heard rustling. "Hang on!" said the prince. "Okay, come in!" Clara opened the door and saw the prince standing in front of a workbench covered with a blanket. She spied something sticking out on one side. It looked like a dragon wing.

克拉拉谢过库克，向车间走去。 罗斯金留下来吃早饭。 走在大厅里，她想知道卢卡斯可能在做什么。 她不想闯进来，所以她一到就敲门。 “是克拉拉！”她听到沙沙声叫道。 “等等！”公爵说。 “好吧，进来吧！”克拉拉打开门，看见王子站在一张盖着毯子的工作台前。 她发现有什么东西从一边伸出来。 它看起来像龙的翅膀。