1 Red Alert!

The Scarlet Dragon

红龙

CHAPTER 1

第一章

Red Alert! Plump juicy sausages, fresh fruits, warm cinnamon rolls, and fluffy scrambled eggs sat on the table in front of Prince Lucas. The prince drummed his fingers on the white tablecloth and stared dreamily at a tapestry of a unicorn and a lion. He had hoped to meet up with his best friend, Clara Gills. But breakfast had gotten in the way. "You have to eat something before you go," said his mother, Queen Tasha. Lucas grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and took a big bite. "There," he said in between chomps. "Now may I go?"

红色警报!卢卡斯王子面前的桌子上放着饱满多汁的香肠、新鲜水果、热乎乎的肉桂卷和蓬松的炒鸡蛋。 王子用手指在白色桌布上敲着鼓，恍惚地盯着一幅绣有独角兽和狮子的挂毯。 他希望能见到他最好的朋友克拉拉·吉尔斯。 但是早餐已经开始了。 “你走之前得吃点东西。”他的母亲塔莎王后说。 卢卡斯从果盘里抓起一个苹果，咬了一大口。 “好了，”他在咀嚼间说。 “现在我可以走了吗？”

"Please don't talk with your mouth full," said his father, King Caleb. "And you must wait to be excused," said the queen. Lucas sighed and took another bite of his apple. He could hear a pair of boots clip-clopping along the stone floor toward the great hall. Stefan, one of the king's men, entered the room and bowed his head. The king and queen looked up from their breakfast. Lucas stopped munching his apple.

“请不要嘴里塞满东西说话。”他的父亲迦勒国王说。 “你必须等我原谅你。”王后说。 卢卡斯叹了口气，又咬了一口苹果。 他能听见一双靴子在石头地板上啪嗒啪嗒地朝大厅走去。 国王的手下之一斯戴芬走进房间，低下了头。 国王和王后从早餐中抬起头来。 卢卡斯不再大嚼他的苹果。

"Your Highness," said Stefan, "I have some very strange news." "What can it be?" asked the king.

“殿下，”斯戴芬说，“我有一些非常奇怪的消息。” “这是什么呢？”国王问。

"André and Grom have found an orphaned dragon's egg on the island of Crestwood," Stefan said. André and Grom were wizardly brothers and the rulers of Hobsgrove, an island province of the kingdom of Wrenly.

“安德罗和格罗姆在克雷斯伍德岛上发现了一个孤儿龙蛋，”斯特凡说。 安德鲁和格罗姆是魔法兄弟，是兰里王国的一个岛屿省份——霍布斯格罗夫的统治者。