10 A Royal Decree

CHAPTER 10

第十章

A Royal Decree The ship docked at Primlox, and Lucas and Clara said good-bye to their new friend, Captain Brown. They unhitched Ivan and Scallop and galloped back to the palace. Ruskin flew close behind. The sun had gone down by the time they reached the stables. The stable hand began to feed and water their horses. Lucas and Clara thanked him and raced to the great hall with Ruskin at their heels. The king, the queen, and Anna jumped up from the table when the children walked in. "Where on earth have you been?" demanded King Caleb. "We were so worried!" said Queen Tasha. "Just look at you two!" said Anna.

船停靠在普里姆洛克斯，卢卡斯和克拉拉向他们的新朋友布朗船长告别。 他们解开伊万和扇贝的缰绳，飞奔回宫殿。 罗斯金紧随其后。当他们到达马厩时，太阳已经下山了。 马厩的工作人员开始给他们的马喂水。 卢卡斯和克拉拉谢过他，奔向大厅，罗斯金跟在后面。 当孩子们走进来时，国王、王后和安娜从桌子上跳了起来。 “你到底去哪儿了？”迦勒国王问道。 “我们非常担心！”塔莎王后说。 “看看你们两个！”安娜说。

Lucas and Clara looked like they'd been washed in with the tide. Their clothes were soaked, and they had seaweed tangled in their hair. "We went looking for the sea monster," said Lucas. The king raised his hands and looked at the ceiling. "And did you find one?" he asked. Lucas and Clara looked at each other and grinned. Then they shared their adventure.

卢卡斯和克拉拉看起来像是被潮水冲了进去。 他们的衣服湿透了，头发上缠着海草。 “我们去找海怪了，”卢卡斯说。 国王举起双手，看着天花板。 “你找到了吗？”他问。 卢卡斯和克拉拉面面相觑，笑了。 然后他们分享了他们的冒险经历。

"And Ruskin freed the sea monster with a little swirl of fire," finished Lucas. Clara pulled the fishing net from her pouch and placed it on the table. The queen and Anna looked it over.

“拉斯金用一小团火把海怪释放了，”卢卡斯接着说。 克拉拉从袋子里拿出渔网，放在桌子上。 王后和安娜仔细看了一遍。

"Quite a remarkable tale," said the king. "You two certainly have wild imaginations." Then Queen Tasha put a hand on the king's shoulder. "I'm not sure they're making it up," she said. "Look at this." Caught in the net was a shimmering green scale. The king untangled it and looked at it closely. He turned it over and rubbed it between his fingers.

“真是个了不起的故事，”国王说。 “你们俩的想象力真是太丰富了。” 然后塔莎王后把手放在国王的肩膀上。 “我不确定他们是不是在瞎编，”她说。 “看看这个。”网里夹着一个闪闪发光的绿色鳞片。 国王把它解开，仔细地看了看。 他把它翻过来，用手指搓着。

"Well, look at that," said the king.

“好吧，你看，”国王说。