3 Eggshells

CHAPTER 3

第三章

Eggshells Lucas boarded the royal ship with his parents. It was a beautiful spring morning. The clouds had a reddish glow. Maybe it's because there really WILL be a scarlet dragon in the kingdom of Wrenly, he thought. Lucas grabbed the railing and looked toward Crestwood. He wished the ship would sail faster. André met them at the dock. "Come with me, Your Majesties," he said.

卢卡斯和他的父母登上了皇家游轮。 这是一个美丽的春天的早晨。 云发出微红的光。 也许这是因为雷利王国真的会有一条红龙吧，他想。 卢卡斯抓住栏杆，朝克雷斯伍德望去。 他希望船能开得快一点。 安德烈在码头迎接他们。 “跟我来，陛下。”他说。

André showed the royal family to a waiting carriage. "Where is the egg?" asked the king. "Grom found it beside the lava flow." "Are you sure the egg has been abandoned?" the king asked. He knew that mother dragons were very protective of their eggs. "Yes," André said. "We've watched the egg for several hours, and there's been no sign of a mother." "Why would the mother abandon her egg, anyway?" Lucas asked.

安德烈把王室带到一辆等候的马车前。 “蛋在哪里？”国王问。 “格罗姆在熔岩流旁发现的。” 国王问道：“你确定这颗蛋已经被遗弃了吗？” 他知道龙妈妈非常保护它们的蛋。 “是的，”安德烈说。“我们已经观察这颗蛋好几个小时了，没有妈妈的迹象。” “妈妈为什么要抛弃她的蛋呢？”卢卡斯问道。

"Well, perhaps she feared the responsibility of raising a red dragon," André said. "One thing's for sure, she knew to keep the egg very warm."

“嗯，也许她害怕抚养一条红龙的责任，”安德烈说。 “有一件事是肯定的，她知道要让蛋保持温暖。”

"But I thought all eggs had to be kept warm," said Lucas. "A scarlet dragon's egg must be kept near or over an open flame," André said. "I think she left the egg beside the lava on purpose."

“但我认为所有的蛋都必须保持温暖，”卢卡斯说。 “红龙蛋必须放在明火附近或明火上。”安德烈说。 “我想她是故意把蛋留在熔岩旁边的。”

"But these things are all based on legends," said the king. "Do you really believe in these stories?" André looked thoughtful for a moment. "Well, we shall soon find out," he said.

“但这些都是传说。”国王说。 “你真的相信这些故事吗？”安德烈沉思了一会儿。 “好吧，我们很快就会知道的，”他说。