13 In The Dark

13. IN THE DARK There it was again, the sound. With trembling fingers, Hiccup drew his sword. It shook in his hand. 'HELLO?' said Hiccup, his words sounding very loud in that darkness. Silence. Hiccup had never known a darkness like it. It was so thick about him that it choked the throat and clogged the nostrils and stuffed the ears like a smothering cloak. And it came with a sense, an instinct that Hiccup couldn't put his finger on, that he was sharing the tree with something overpoweringly evil.

13. 黑暗中那声音又来了。 嗝嗝用颤抖的手指拔出了剑。 它在他手里颤抖。“喂?小嗝嗝说，他的话在黑暗中听起来很响。 沉默。小嗝嗝从来没有经历过这样的黑暗。 它在他身上厚得像一件令人窒息的斗篷，哽住了他的喉咙，堵住了鼻孔，塞进了耳朵。 它带着一种感觉，一种小嗝嗝说不出的本能，他觉得自己正在和一种无比邪恶的东西分享这棵树。

Another rustling noise, and to Hiccup's petrified imagination it seemed like something might be moving towards him, and so he shouted wildly, 'I HAVE A SWORD!' The rustling stopped abruptly. And then a voice in the darkness came hissing like a serpent at Hiccup. 'And so,' said the voice, 'do I…' 'I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU!' announced Hiccup, as loud as he could to give himself confidence. 'Ohhh, yes you are,' spat the voice. 'And you are right to be.' An old voice, a female voice, a voice with

又是一阵沙沙声，在小嗝嗝僵硬的想象中，似乎有什么东西在向他移动，于是他疯狂地喊道：“我有一把剑！”沙沙声突然停止了。 就在这时，黑暗中传来一个声音，像蛇一样向嗝嗝发出嘶嘶声。 “所以，”那声音说，“我也……”小嗝嗝尽可能大声地宣布，以增强自己的信心。 “哦，是的，你是。”那个声音吐了出来。 “你是对的。”一个老声音，一个女声，一个带

an icy edge of purest evil to it. Hiccup lay quaking in the dark, his left hand holding his sword, his right protecting the limp little body of Toothless. 'Who are you?' hissed the voice. 'And why didn't I see you coming?' 'How could you see me coming?' stammered Hiccup. 'You are in the dark.' 'I am a witch,' said the voice. Ohhhhhhhhhhh great. 'Who are you?' repeated the voice. Hiccup thought fast. For some reason he didn't want to tell her his real name. 'My name is Fishlegs.' Which was the first name that came into his head. 'Who are you?'

冰冷的边缘是最纯粹的邪恶。 嗝嗝在黑暗中颤抖着躺着，左手握着剑，右手护着无牙柔软的小身体。 “你是谁？”那声音嘶嘶地说。 “我怎么没看见你来呢？”“你怎么能看见我来？”小嗝嗝结结巴巴地说。 “你在黑暗中。“我是个女巫，”那声音说。 Ohhhhhhhhhhh很棒。“你是谁？”那声音重复道。 小嗝嗝想得很快。出于某种原因，他不想告诉她他的真实姓名。 “我叫鱼腿。”这是他想到的第一个名字。 “你是谁？”

'My name is Hogtrude,' replied the witch. (Hiccup had a feeling that wasn't her real name either.) 'Why are you here?' asked the witch. 'I was sent here by UG,' replied Hiccup. 'UG normally comes himself, and alone. Why did he send you?' spat the voice. Toothless's floppy body hung heavy in Hiccup's hand. In a stroke of pure inspiration Hiccup thought, Well if she's a witch* maybe she can help Toothless. *A 'witch' or a 'wizard' at that time was wise in the use of herbs, medicines and potions. They acted as 'witch doctors' to the Tribes, as well as looking into the future.

“我叫霍格鲁德。” （小嗝嗝有一种感觉，那也不是她的真名。）“你为什么在这儿？”女巫问。 “我是UG派来的，”嗝嗝回答。 “UG通常是自己来的，而且是单独来的。 他为什么派你来？那声音厉声说。 无牙松软的身体沉重地吊在嗝嗝的手里。 小嗝嗝突然灵机一动，心想：“好吧，如果她是个女巫，也许她能帮助无牙。” *当时的“女巫”或“巫师”在使用草药、药物和药水方面是明智的。 他们充当部落的“巫医”，并展望未来。

'I am bringing a dragon for you to heal,' he said. Silence again. 'Where is the dragon?' hissed the voice. Hiccup held Toothless up, and bony fingers came creeping out of the darkness, and felt Toothless's little limp, moaning, drooping body. 'HA!' snapped the voice. 'Does UG think I'm a miracle worker? This dragon is as good as dead already.' 'Isn't there ANYTHING you can do?' asked Hiccup desperately. 'UG is very very fond of this dragon, and he said he would give you anything you needed, anything at all…' 'Herbs, poisons, needles-and- thread,' creaked the voice, muttering resentful noises to itself. 'He'll give me these but he won't give me my freedom… Oh I'm

“我带了一条龙来给你治病，”他说。 再次沉默。“龙在哪里？”那声音嘶嘶地说。 嗝嗝把无牙扶起来，瘦骨嶙峋的手指从黑暗中爬了出来，摸了摸无牙软绵绵、呻吟着、耷拉着的身体。 “哈!那声音厉声说。“你以为我能创造奇迹吗？” 这条龙已经死了。“你就不能做点什么吗？”小嗝嗝绝望地问。 “草药、毒药、针线。”那声音嘶哑地说，自言自语地咕哝着怨恨的声音。 “他会给我这些，但他不会给我自由……哦，我……

telling you, when UG comes here to ask for his Fortune, I tell him pretty lies but if UG only knew what a Fortune I was weaving him…' Shivering at the sheer savagery of the voice's tone, Hiccup kept silent. He cradled Toothless in his arms, stroking his ears and horns, and trying to keep him comfortable. Toothless had lost so much weight that he was a little bag of bones, but his belly was horribly swollen and distended. 'What's wrong with the dying dragon?' asked the voice, when it had finished its muttering. 'He ate a spoon,' said Hiccup, 'and a magic stone… and other things I expect.' 'A spoon…' repeated the voice longingly. The witch didn't have a spoon.

告诉你，当格格到这里来求他的好运时，我对他撒了一些漂亮的谎言，但要是格格知道我给他编织了一笔多么美好的财富就好了……” 他把无牙抱在怀里，抚摸着它的耳朵和角，尽量让它舒服些。 无牙的体重减轻了很多，变成了一个小皮包骨，但他的肚子却肿胀得可怕。 “那只垂死的龙怎么了？”那个声音喃喃地说完了，问道。 “他吃了一把勺子，”小嗝嗝说，“还有一块魔法石……我想还有别的东西。”“一把勺子……”那声音渴望地重复着。 女巫没有勺子。