Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE "Planning time!" announced Rosa happily, when they all gathered in Diamond Dorm after dinner. Violet longed to stay, but she had to keep her promise to Twinkle. "I'm sorry, but I've got to go to the stables." "Why?" Matilda asked. "Twinkle wants us to spend time together– he thinks it might help us bond," she explained. Her friends nodded. "Then you should go," said Freya. "Definitely," said Matilda. Violet put on her coat and gloves and slipped out of the dorm. It was very cold outside. Her feet crunched on the frosty grass. Glancing up at the

第三章“计划时间！”晚饭后大家聚集在钻石宿舍时，罗莎高兴地宣布。 维奥莱特很想留下来，但她必须遵守对闪烁的承诺。 “对不起，我得去趟马厩。” “为什么?”玛蒂尔达问。她解释说：“小闪想让我们花时间在一起——他认为这可以帮助我们建立联系。” 她的朋友们点了点头。“那你该走了。”弗雷娅说。 “当然，”玛蒂尔达说。 维奥莱特穿上外套，戴上手套，溜出了宿舍。 外面很冷。她的脚踩在结霜的草地上嘎吱作响。 抬头看了一眼

sky, she hoped it wouldn't snow. There was a rustle in some nearby bushes. A shiver ran down her spine. What if the cloaked figure was also out in the garden? Feeling uneasy, she broke into a run and sprinted to the stable block. It was a relief to dive inside. As she stood breathing in the sweet smell of hay and letting her heart slow down, she heard a murmur of voices from Twinkle's stall. Who was he talking to? Violet went closer and listened. "Try not to worry about it," Daffodil was saying in a kindly voice. "You will find your magic soon and bond with Violet, I know it." Violet smiled at Daffodil's words of encouragement. The little unicorn was just like Ms Willow, so kind. "It's hard not to worry," Twinkle admitted. "I don't want to let Violet down, Daffodil." Violet felt a rush of surprise. She hadn't thought Twinkle worried about things like that. "You won't let her down," said Daffodil. "You'll bond soon and then you'll be together forever." Violet caught a note of wistfulness in her voice but Twinkle didn't seem to notice. "I wish I could do something to make it

天空中，她希望不会下雪。 附近的灌木丛中传来一阵沙沙声。 她的脊背打了个寒噤。 如果那个隐形人也在花园里呢？ 她感到很不安，便开始跑起来，向马厩区冲刺。 潜入里面是一种解脱。 当她站在那里，呼吸着干草的香味，让她的心跳慢下来时，她听到闪烁的摊位上传来了喃喃的说话声。 他在跟谁说话？维奥莱特走过去倾听。 “尽量不要担心它，”水仙花用一种和蔼的声音说。 “你很快就会找到你的魔法，并与维奥莱特建立联系，我知道。” 紫罗兰对水仙花鼓励的话笑了。 小独角兽就像威罗女士一样，那么善良。 “很难不担心，”闪烁承认。 “我不想让维奥莱特失望，水仙花。” 维奥莱特感到一阵惊讶。 她没有想到闪儿会担心这样的事情。 “你不会让她失望的，”水仙花说。 “你们很快就会在一起，然后永远在一起。” 维奥莱特的声音里带着一丝惆怅，但闪烁似乎没有注意到。 “我希望我能做点什么

happen." "This starlight ride is an excellent idea. The more time you spend together the better," said Daffodil. "Have fun. You only get one special partner, Twinkle. Make the most of her." She left his stall and went slowly back to her own. Violet watched her with a frown. Daffodil looked upset. But why? She waited until Daffodil went into her stall and then she stepped out of the shadows, pretending that she'd just arrived. "Hi, Twinkle. What's been happening?" "Nothing much," said Twinkle quickly.

发生。”“这次星光之旅是个好主意。 你们在一起的时间越多越好，”水仙花说。 “玩得开心。你只有一个特别搭档，闪儿。 好好利用她吧。”她离开了他的摊位，慢慢地回到了自己的摊位。 维奥莱特皱着眉头看着她。 水仙花看起来很沮丧。但是为什么呢? 她一直等到水仙花走进她的摊位，然后她从阴影中走出来，假装她刚到。 “嗨,闪烁。发生了什么事？”“没什么，”小闪飞快地说。

Violet was a little surprised that he didn't mention his talk with Daffodil. "Let's get going," he said. "It's a cold night. It

维奥莱特对他没有提到他和水仙花的谈话感到有点惊讶。 “我们走吧，”他说。 “这是一个寒冷的夜晚。它

might even snow!" They left the stable and rode over to the stream at the bottom of the meadow, where they stopped and watched the dark water flowing by. The starlight made the water glitter. In a nearby tree, an owl hooted softly. Twinkle sighed happily. "I love night-time, when the stars are shining," he said. "It makes me feel all tingly. Do you like it too?" "Oh, yes," agreed Violet. It was lovely being there with Twinkle in the starlight, but she could feel the cold seeping into her fingers and toes despite her thick gloves and socks. She also kept thinking about his conversation with Daffodil. Why hadn't he mentioned it? "Twinkle…" "You're shivering!" They had spoken at the same time. "You first," said Violet. "I can feel you're cold," he said, sounding concerned. "Put your hands in my mane to warm up." Violet sunk her hands into Twinkle's long mane and immediately felt warmer, both inside and out. "That's better," she said, gazing up at the sparkling sky.

甚至可能下雪！”他们离开马厩，骑马来到草地尽头的小溪边，停了下来，看着黑乎乎的水流过。 星光使水面闪闪发光。 在附近的一棵树上，一只猫头鹰轻轻地叫着。 闪烁高兴地叹了口气。“我喜欢夜晚，当星星闪耀的时候，”他说。 “这让我感到很兴奋。 你也喜欢吗？”“哦，是的。”维奥莱特同意道。 和闪烁在星光下的感觉很好，但尽管戴着厚厚的手套和袜子，她还是能感觉到寒冷渗进手指和脚趾。 她也一直在想他和水仙花的谈话。 他为什么不提呢？ “闪……”“你在发抖！”他们是同时说话的。 “你先说。”维奥莱特说。“我能感觉到你很冷，”他说，听起来很担心。 “把手放在我的鬃毛里暖和暖和。” 维奥莉特把手伸进闪烁的长鬃毛里，立刻感到里外都暖和了。 “这样好多了，”她凝视着闪闪发光的天空说。

"Look, a shooting star!" said Twinkle. "Make a wish, Violet!" They both watched the star arching over them. "Do you think we wished the same thing?" Twinkle asked. Violet smiled. "I think we might have done." "Now, what were you going to say?" asked Twinkle. Violet had wanted to ask about Daffodil's visit, but she didn't feel like spoiling the special moment. "It was nothing important. This is so nice– just being here with you. The two of us together." Twinkle stamped a hoof. "It really is, but even I'm getting cold now." A pink spark caught Violet's eye. Had that just flown up from Twinkle's hoof? Hope bubbled inside her as she breathed in a faint scent of burnt sugar– the smell of magic. "Twinkle, did you see that?" "See what?" he asked. Violet hesitated. The spark had vanished now and she didn't want to get his hopes up just in case she'd imagined it. "Nothing. Should we walk on a little way and try to warm up?" "Cantering will do that better than walking!" said Twinkle.

“看，一颗流星！”闪烁说。 “许个愿吧，维奥莱特！”他们俩都看着星星在他们头顶上拱起。 “你认为我们的愿望是一样的吗？”闪烁问道。 紫笑了。“我想我们可能做到了。” “现在，你想说什么？”闪烁问。 维奥莱特本想问问水仙花来访的事，但她不想破坏这个特殊的时刻。 “没什么大不了的。 和你在一起真是太好了。 我们两个在一起。”闪儿跺着蹄子。 “真的很冷，但现在连我都觉得冷了。” 一个粉红色的火花引起了维奥莱特的注意。 那是从闪儿的蹄子里飞出来的吗？ 当她吸进一股淡淡的烧焦糖的味道——魔法的味道时，希望在她心中沸腾了。 “闪烁，你看到了吗？”“看见什么？”他问。 紫犹豫了。火花现在已经消失了，她不想让他抱太大的希望，生怕那是她自己想象出来的。 “没什么。我们应该走一小段路，试着暖和暖和吗？”“慢跑比走路更好！”闪烁说。