7 Vixberries

CHAPTER 7

第七章

Vixberries The king summoned André and Grom to help the sick dragon. The wizards brought herbs, magic stones, and charms to the lair. They mixed garlic, red nettle, and raspberry tea. Grom laid a circle of magic stones around the dragon. Then Grom opened Ruskin's mouth while André spoon-fed the potion. They rubbed ointment on the dragon's scales and waved charms around his head. The wizards even gave him an herb bath. But Ruskin was still limp, and his eyelids drooped.

国王召来安德烈和格罗姆去帮助生病的龙。 巫师们把草药、魔法石和符咒带到巢穴。 他们把大蒜、红荨麻和覆盆子茶混合在一起。 格罗姆在龙的周围放了一圈魔法石。 然后格罗姆张开罗斯金的嘴，安德烈用勺子喂药水。 他们在龙的鳞片上擦药膏，在龙的头上挥动护身符。 巫师们甚至给他洗草药浴。 但罗斯金仍然虚弱无力，眼皮耷拉着。

André stood before Lucas and the king. "I'm afraid the hatchling is very ill," he said. "I've seen this before. The illness comes on fast and rarely ends well."

安德烈站在卢卡斯和国王面前。 他说：“恐怕这只刚孵出来的小家伙病得很重。” “我以前见过这种情况。这种病来得很快，很少有好结果。”

"André, you have to help him," Lucas pleaded. "I don't want to lose him!" "Nor do I," said the king.

“安德鲁，你得帮帮他。”卢卡斯恳求道。 “我不想失去他！”“我也不知道。”国王说。

André looked grim. "There's only one known cure," he said. "What is it?" they asked. "A combination of mint tea and vixberries," André said. "The trouble is, vixberries were once plentiful in the kingdom. But now they're almost impossible to find."

安德烈神色严峻。“只有一种已知的治疗方法，”他说。 他们说：“是什么事？”“薄荷茶和杨梅的结合，”安德罗说。 “问题是，这个王国曾经盛产vixberries。 但现在他们几乎不可能找到。”

"Nothing's too hard for the king's men," said the king. "I'll order a search party. Where shall I send them?"

“对国王的人来说，没有什么是办不到的。”国王说。 “我将命令一个搜索队。 我把他们送到哪里去呢？”