9 Magic Powder

CHAPTER 9

第九章

Magic Powder "What are you doing in my workshop?" shouted Grom as he slammed the door behind him. Lucas held on tightly to the jar. Ruskin whined and hid behind Lucas. The children backed away and bumped into a chest. Grom pointed a long, skinny finger at Lucas. "You are trespassing!" he said. "I demand to know why you're here."

“你在我的作坊里干什么？”格罗姆喊道，砰地一声关上了身后的门。 卢卡斯紧紧地抓着罐子。 罗斯金呜咽着躲在卢卡斯身后。 孩子们往后退，撞到了一个箱子上。 格罗姆用瘦长的手指指着卢卡斯。 “你非法侵入！”他说。 “我要知道你为什么在这里。”

Lucas took a deep breath and stood as tall as he could. Then he pointed a finger right back at Grom. "It's all your fault!" he cried. "We know you cursed Wrenly with a never-ending rainstorm, and now we have proof." Grom's jaw dropped in disbelief. "You think I did what?" "Cursed the land," said Lucas. "Why on earth do you think I would do such a thing?" Grom asked. Lucas hadn't expected Grom to be surprised. He had expected him to be furious at being found out. Lucas began to list the reasons why he thought Grom was guilty. "Well, because you're grumpy all the time," Lucas said. "And you took the magical eggshells. And your spell book is open to a weather page. And not only that, the Witch of Bogburp thinks you did it too!"

卢卡斯深吸了一口气，尽量站得高些。 然后他又把矛头指向格罗姆。 “都是你的错！” “我们知道你用一场永无休止的暴雨诅咒了雷利，现在我们有证据了。” 格罗姆难以置信地张大了嘴巴。 “你认为我做了什么？”“诅咒这片土地，”卢卡斯说。 “你到底为什么认为我会做这种事？”Grom问道。 卢卡斯没想到格罗姆会感到惊讶。 他原以为他被发现后会大发雷霆。 卢卡斯开始列举他认为格罗姆有罪的理由。 “嗯，因为你总是脾气暴躁，”卢卡斯说。 “你拿了魔法蛋壳。 你的咒语书翻到了天气预报页。 不仅如此，博格伯的女巫也认为是你干的！”

Grom shook his head sadly. "I have been saving those dragon eggshells for a rainy day," he said as he looked out the window and watched the rain drip down the glass. Then he looked back at the children. "My brother, André, and I have served the king in good faith for many years," he said. "We have given him our very best." Grom slumped.

格罗姆伤心地摇了摇头。 “我一直留着这些龙蛋壳以备不时之需，”他望着窗外，看着雨水从玻璃上滴落下来，说道。 然后他回头看了看孩子们。 他说：“我的哥哥安德烈和我已经真诚地为国王服务多年了。” “我们已经给了他最好的。” Grom下滑。

Lucas suddenly began to feel sorry for blaming the curse on Grom. "What's wrong?" he asked. "I'm sorry you think I would do such a terrible thing," Grom said, looking down at the floor.

卢卡斯突然开始后悔把诅咒归咎于格罗姆。 “怎么了？”他问。“我很抱歉，你认为我会做这么可怕的事。”格罗姆低头看着地板说。