6 A Dream Key

CHAPTER 6

第六章

A Dream Key Lucas and Clara hurried back to the kitchen to find a terrible scene. Cook was sound asleep, curled up inside the cage where Ruskin had been. A light mist encircled him. "Cook! Wake up!" Lucas snapped. But the giant chef did not stir. Instead, his snores shook the room. Clara wasted no time searching for their friend. She tossed pots and pans aside before announcing, "Ruskin's gone!" They quickly ran into the great hall and found a castle-guard. "Have you seen Ruskin?" the prince asked breathlessly.

卢卡斯和克拉拉匆匆回到厨房，看到了可怕的一幕。 库克睡得很熟，蜷缩在拉斯金待过的笼子里。 一层薄雾笼罩着他。 “做饭!醒醒!”卢卡斯厉声说。 但是大厨师没有动。 相反，他的鼾声震动了整个房间。 克拉拉没有浪费时间去寻找他们的朋友。 她把锅碗瓢盆扔到一边，然后宣布：“罗斯金走了！”他们迅速跑进大厅，发现了一个城堡守卫。 “你看见罗斯金了吗？”王子上气不接下气地问道。

"Sure, I just saw him on my rounds," the guard said as she pointed toward the West Tower. "He was yawning by the battlement." Lucas and Clara thanked the guard and charged toward the stairs. As soon as they stepped onto the

“当然，我刚刚在巡逻时看见他了，”警卫指着西塔说。 “他在城垛边打哈欠。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉谢过警卫，朝楼梯冲去。 他们一踏上

wall-walk, they spotted Ruskin stretching his wings. "Ruskin!" Lucas cried as he and Clara ran toward the dragon. "We were so worried you might have been—" But before the prince could finish his sentence, Ruskin finished it for him. "Asleep?" the dragon said in a deep, groggy voice. Ruskin was back in a trance. His eyes were open, but they had the fiery glow the kids had seen in their dreams. This was not the Ruskin that Lucas knew. "Who are you?" demanded the prince. "I am the Dream Portal," said the voice coming from Ruskin. "And I have waited years for a scarlet dragon. Your Ruskin is very powerful and very pesky. He was able to break into your dreams and

走在墙上，他们发现拉斯金在伸展翅膀。 “拉斯金!”卢卡斯一边哭一边和克拉拉朝龙跑去。 “我们很担心你可能——”但王子还没说完，罗斯金就替他说完了。 “睡着了？”恶龙用低沉、昏昏沉沉的声音说。 罗斯金又陷入了恍惚。 他的眼睛是睁着的，但眼睛里闪烁着孩子们在梦中看到的火红的光芒。 这不是卢卡斯认识的罗斯金。 “你是谁？”王子问道。 “我是梦之门。”拉斯金的声音说。 “我已经等了好多年，等着一条红龙。 你的罗斯金很厉害，也很讨厌。 他能闯入你的梦境，然后

save you, after all. But in showing me his power, he gave away his secret. Using him, I can unlock the dreams of every living creature in the kingdom. Then, once inside, I will be able to control all of Wrenly!" The Dream Portal let out an evil laugh as it forced Ruskin to fly away.

毕竟是为了救你。但在向我展示他的力量时，他泄露了他的秘密。 有了他，我就能解开王国里所有生物的梦。 然后，一旦进去，我就能控制整个兰利！”梦之门发出一声邪恶的笑声，迫使罗斯金飞走了。