10 Promises

CHAPTER 10

第十章

Promises Lucas and Will burst into the library, with Ruskin in tow. "Father!" shouted Lucas. "You are never going to believe what happened!" The king and queen had been discussing castle improvements with Stefan, one of the king's men. They turned to see what was going on. "Slow down, Lucas!" his father said. "Why don't you and Will have a seat and tell us your news?" Lucas and Will sat down. "What in the world has you two so wide-eyed?" asked the queen from a nearby couch. Lucas looked at Will.

卢卡斯和威尔冲进图书馆，拉斯金跟在后面。 “爸爸！”卢卡斯喊道。“你绝对不会相信发生了什么！”国王和王后一直在和国王的手下斯戴芬讨论城堡的修缮问题。 他们转过身去看看发生了什么事。 “慢点，卢卡斯！”他父亲说。 “你和威尔为什么不坐下来告诉我们你们的消息呢？”卢卡斯和威尔坐了下来。 “你们两个究竟是怎么睁大了眼睛的？”王后坐在旁边的沙发上问道。 卢卡斯看着威尔。

"We stumbled upon the beast I've been hunting for years!" Will said. "We found a basilisk!" "You what?" questioned the king.

“我们偶然发现了我寻找多年的野兽！”会说。 “我们发现了一条蛇怪！”“你说什么？”国王问。

Lucas explained how they'd come across the basilisk in the woods. "We've never had anything like that in the kingdom before," said the king. "Do you know how dangerous

卢卡斯解释了他们是如何在树林里遇到蛇怪的。 “在这个王国里，我们从来没有遇到过这样的事情。”国王说。 “你知道有多危险吗？

they are?" "Yes, Your Majesty," said Will. "They're deadly creatures." "And where is it now?" asked the king. "The beast is asleep in the woods," Will said. "Please, you must hurry." The king turned to Stefan. "Please send a message to André and Grom at once! Those wizards will know how to handle a basilisk. We will find a safe home for the poor creature, I promise."

他们是谁?”“是的，陛下。”威尔说。 “它们是致命的生物。” “现在它在哪儿呢？”国王问。 “野兽在树林里睡着了。”威尔说。 “求你了，你必须快点。”国王转向斯戴芬。 “请马上给安德烈和格罗姆送个信！”那些巫师知道怎么对付蛇怪。 我保证，我们会为这可怜的小家伙找到一个安全的家。”

Then the king turned his attention back to Will and Lucas. "You two are lucky to be alive," said the king. "How did you do it?" Lucas smiled proudly. "Believe it or not, music saved us," he said. The king wrinkled his brow. "In the same way Will charmed the snake?" he asked. "Exactly," said the bard. "Let us show you."

然后国王把注意力转回到威尔和卢卡斯身上。 “你们俩能活着真是幸运。”国王说。 “你是怎么做到的？”卢卡斯骄傲地笑了。 “信不信由你，音乐拯救了我们，”他说。 国王皱起眉头。 “威尔也用同样的方法迷惑了那条蛇？”他问。 “没错，”吟游诗人说。“让我们示范给你看。”