9 The Breach

CHAPTER 9

第九章

The Breach The children hiked through a field of cornstalks, which grew from the land that the trolls had farmed for hundreds of years. Lucas and Clara carefully followed Bren over a swaying rope bridge and into the Starless Forest. As they tramped along, Lucas told Bren about the baby dragon. The woods grew darker and darker. Soon it became too dark to see. Bren lit a torch for each of them.

孩子们徒步穿过一片玉米秆地，这些玉米秆是从巨魔耕种了几百年的土地上长出来的。 卢卡斯和克拉拉小心翼翼地跟着布伦翻过一座摇晃的索桥，进入了无星森林。 他们一路走着，卢卡斯告诉布伦那条小龙的事。 树林越来越黑了。 很快天就黑得看不见了。 布伦为他们每人点燃了一支火把。

After a while he stopped and put a hand to his ear. "Do you hear that?" he asked. Lucas and Clara stood still and listened. "It sounds like rushing water," Clara said. "It's the Lost River," said Bren. "Follow me." Lucas and Clara stayed close to Bren. Soon he stopped again, this time beside two enormous boulders. Bren reached into his wool bag and grabbed a handful of dried lavender petals. He sprinkled them over the

过了一会儿，他停了下来，把手放在耳朵上。 “你听到了吗？”他问。 卢卡斯和克拉拉站在那里静静地听着。 “听起来像流水，”克拉拉说。 “那是失落河。”布伦说。 “跟我来。”卢卡斯和克拉拉待在布伦身边。 不久，他又停了下来，这次是在两块巨石旁边。 布伦把手伸进他的羊毛包里，抓起一把干薰衣草花瓣。 他把它们洒在

boulders. The boulders began to rumble. Then an opening appeared. Clara and Lucas gasped. "What's going on?" Clara asked. "This is the Breach," said Bren. "What's that?" asked Lucas. "It's an opening in the forest," said Bren. "It's the only place in the Starless Forest where the sun shines." "But why?" asked Lucas.

巨石。巨石开始发出隆隆声。 这时，一个机会出现了。克拉拉和卢卡斯倒吸了一口气。 “发生什么事了？”克拉拉问道。 “这就是缺口。”布伦说。 “那是什么？”卢卡斯问。 “这是森林里的一个开口，”布伦说。 “这是无星森林里唯一有阳光的地方。” “可是为什么呢？”卢卡斯问。

"Long ago, a wizard enchanted the place to protect the unicorns from being hunted." "You mean unicorns really exist?" Lucas asked. "Yes," said Bren. "But today only in the Breach." "Wow," said Clara. "No wonder it's a secret." "And a very sacred one," Bren said. "It's now the only place where the vixberries grow too. Follow me."

“很久以前，一个巫师在这里施了魔法，保护独角兽不被猎杀。” “你是说独角兽真的存在？”卢卡斯问道。 “是的，”布伦说。“但今天只在缺口。” “哇，”克拉拉说。“难怪这是个秘密。” “而且非常神圣。”布伦说。 “现在这里是唯一一个长着维克斯莓的地方。 跟我来。”