6 An Ancient Pact

CHAPTER 6

第六章

An Ancient Pact Lucas walked Clara home and then headed for the palace. He snuck in through the kitchen only to find his father, King Caleb, grabbing an apple from the fruit bowl. The king glanced over at his son. Lucas's clothes were still dripping wet, and there were bits of sand on his face. "Good heavens, boy! What have you been up to now?" cried the king.

卢卡斯送克拉拉回家，然后前往宫殿。 他偷偷溜进厨房，却发现他的父亲迦勒国王正在从水果盘里抓一个苹果。 国王瞥了他的儿子一眼。 卢卡斯的衣服还在滴水，脸上还沾着沙粒。 “天哪，孩子！”你都干了些什么？”国王喊道。

Lucas shrugged as if it were no big deal. "Clara and I went swimming at Mermaid's Cove," he answered. "With all your clothes on?" questioned his father. Lucas wondered if he should tell the king what had happened. He didn't want to get in trouble, but he also

卢卡斯耸耸肩，好像这没什么大不了的。 “克拉拉和我去美人鱼湾游泳，”他回答。 “你穿着所有的衣服吗？”他父亲问。 卢卡斯不知道他是否应该把发生的事情告诉国王。 他不想惹上麻烦，但他也

wanted to ask his father about the Mermaid Kingdom. He decided to tell the truth. "Actually, we found a raft washed up on the beach," Lucas began. "And we paddled out into the cove." The king raised an eyebrow. "It was really fun," Lucas went on, "until the waves got too big... and we kind of fell overboard."

他想问他的父亲关于美人鱼王国的事。 他决定说出真相。 “实际上，我们在海滩上发现了一个被冲上岸的木筏，”卢卡斯开始说。 “我们划到海湾里去了。” 国王扬起眉毛。 “真的很有趣，”卢卡斯接着说，“直到海浪太大了…… 我们有点落水了。”

"Kind of?" the king asked. "How do you kind of fall overboard?" The prince shrugged. The king's frown deepened. Lucas knew what was coming next. "Lucas!" his father bellowed. "You are the heir to the throne! How could you be so careless with your safety?"

“有点？”国王问。 “你是怎么从船上掉下去的？”公爵耸了耸肩。 国王的眉头更紧了。 卢卡斯知道接下来会发生什么。 “卢卡斯！”他父亲吼道。 “你是王位的继承人！”你怎么能对自己的安全这么不小心呢？”

Lucas looked down at his feet. "I'm very sorry," he mumbled. The king pointed out the window toward the distant

卢卡斯低头看着自己的脚。 “我很抱歉。”他咕哝着。 国王指着窗外的远方