4 Finger-Pointing

CHAPTER 4

第四章

Finger-Pointing "How could you?" Lucas cried. "What choice did I have?" asked the king. "You didn't have to promise your ring and scepter," said Lucas. "We could've found another way." "Some matters require the help of witches and wizards," the king said. "And some matters are caused by witches and wizards," Lucas argued. "What are you suggesting?" asked the king. Lucas put his hands on his hips. "I think I know who's behind the curse," he said.

“你怎么能这样？”卢卡斯哭了。 “我有什么选择呢？”国王问道。 “你不必答应你的戒指和权杖，”卢卡斯说。 “我们本可以找到另一种方法。” “有些事情需要巫师的帮助。”国王说。 “有些事情是由巫师引起的，”卢卡斯争辩道。 “你的意思是什么？”国王问。 卢卡斯把手放在屁股上。 “我想我知道谁是诅咒的幕后黑手了，”他说。

"You do?" questioned the king. "And who might that be?" "It's Grom," said Lucas, folding his arms. The king rolled his eyes. "Why would Grom do such a thing?" he asked. "Because he's always in a bad mood," said Lucas. "Not a good reason," said the king.

“是吗？”国王问。 “那是谁呢？”“是格罗姆，”卢卡斯交叉着双臂说。 国王翻了个白眼。“格罗姆为什么要这么做？”他问道。 “因为他总是心情不好，”卢卡斯说。 “不是个好理由，”国王说。

"And he doesn't have any friends, except his brother, André," Lucas went on. "And he locks himself in his tower on Hobsgrove all day so no one can see what he's doing." "Wizards like privacy," said the king.

“除了他的弟弟安德鲁，他没有什么朋友，”卢卡斯接着说。 “他把自己整天锁在霍布斯格罗夫的高塔里，这样就没人能看到他在做什么。” “巫师喜欢隐私。”国王说。

"I'll bet he wants to take over the kingdom," said Lucas. "That's ridiculous," the king said.

“我敢打赌他想接管这个王国。”卢卡斯说。 “这太荒谬了，”国王说。

"Then why did he want Ruskin's shells after he hatched? Everyone knows scarlet dragon shells have the strongest magical powers in the kingdom." "He just wanted them for his potions," said the king.

“那他为什么在罗斯金孵出来后还想要他的贝壳？” 大家都知道，红龙壳的魔力是王国里最强的。” “他只是想把它们放在他的魔药里。”国王说。