Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 Lily and Feather were silent as they rode back to school. Lily felt awful. Why hadn't she defended Feather to Skye? Because you're a coward, a voice whispered in her head. If you can't even stand up for your own unicorn, you'll never be brave enough to be a guardian! When they got back to the stables, Lily fluffed up the fresh straw in Feather's stall and brought her an extra-large helping of sky berries, the magical fruit that helped bring back a unicorn's magic. She acted as though everything was fine, hoping that if she pretended things were normal between her and Feather, they would be. "Lots of yummy sky berries. You'll feel stronger after eating these," said Lily, tipping the berries into Feather's manger. "Thanks," Feather muttered. Lily went to the door and then hesitated. Part of her just wanted to leave the stable, to say goodnight

第七章莉莉和羽毛骑马回学校时默不作声。 莉莉感觉糟透了。她为什么不在斯凯面前为羽毛辩护？ 因为你是个懦夫，一个声音在她脑海里低语。 如果你连自己的独角兽都不能保护，你永远都不会有勇气成为守护者！当他们回到马厩时，莉莉把羽毛栏里的新鲜稻草拍松，给她拿了一大份天空莓，这种神奇的水果可以帮助恢复独角兽的魔力。 她表现得好像一切都很好，希望如果她假装自己和羽毛之间一切正常，一切就会正常。 “很多好吃的天空莓。 吃了这些你会觉得更强壮。”莉莉说着，把浆果倒进了羽毛的马槽里。 “谢谢。”羽毛喃喃地说。 莉莉走到门口，然后犹豫了一下。 她内心的一部分只是想离开马厩，说声晚安

and hurry inside. But she couldn't keep pretending that everything was okay when she knew that it wasn't. Gathering her courage, she forced herself to speak. "Feather, I'm so sorry," she said. "I should have stood up to Skye. I wanted to. I really did. But I couldn't get my words out." Feather nodded stiffly. "Okay… Well, thanks for apologizing but I think I'll rest now. I am tired," she said, turning her back to Lily. "See you tomorrow," Lily whispered unhappily as she left the stable. She was walking slowly back to the academy when someone ran up behind her. "Lily, wait," said Aisha, slipping her arm through Lily's. "I couldn't help overhearing some of the stuff back there in the stable with Feather. Are you all right?" "Not really. I think I've messed things up between Feather and me," said Lily sadly. "Don't worry, I'm sure it can be fixed," Aisha said. She thought for a moment. "I know! Why don't you go to the stables early tomorrow and offer to help Feather practice her magic? I practice playing my flute every day. I bet Feather will get really good at using her moving magic once she's

赶快进去。但她不能继续假装一切都很好，因为她知道事实并非如此。 她鼓起勇气，强迫自己开口说话。 “羽毛，我很抱歉。”她说。 “我应该勇敢地面对斯凯。 我想这么做。真的。 但我说不出话来。” 羽毛僵硬地点点头。“好吧……谢谢你的道歉，但我想我现在要休息了。” 我累了，”她说着，背对着莉莉。 “明天见。”莉莉离开马厩时不高兴地低声说。 她正慢慢地往学校走，这时有人从后面跑了过来。 “莉莉，等等。”艾莎说着，挽住莉莉的胳膊。 “我不小心听到了羽毛在马厩里说的话。 你没事吧？”“不是真的。 我想我把羽毛和我之间的关系搞砸了。”莉莉悲伤地说。 “别担心，我肯定能修好的，”艾莎说。 她想了一会儿。“我知道!你为什么不明天早点去马厩帮费瑟练习魔法呢？ 我每天练习吹笛子。 我打赌费瑟会很擅长使用她的移动魔法一旦她

practiced a bit more, and she'll be happy if you offer to help her." That makes sense. It's like my paper folding, thought Lily. She hadn't been good at it at first, but with lots of practice, her paper models were now pretty good. "That's a great idea. Thanks, Aisha. I'll go see Feather first thing and ask if she wants my help." "I bet she'll say yes!" said Aisha. "And everything will be okay again!" The two girls shared a hopeful smile. Lily woke up early the following morning, before the sun started to rise. Quietly, she dressed in the dark room. She took a flashlight from her drawer, picked up the paper unicorn she had made before she went to bed, and slipped outside to the stables. The icy January air stung her cheeks as she ran along the path. When she got to the stables, she found Feather asleep, curled up in the straw, her nostrils quivering and her long eyelashes fluttering on her face. Lily stood for a moment, her heart swelling with love.

多练习一下，如果你主动提出帮助她，她会很高兴的。” 这说得通。这就像我的折纸，莉莉想。 起初她做得不太好，但经过大量的练习，她的纸模型现在已经相当不错了。 “这是个好主意。谢谢,阿伊莎。 我要先去找羽毛，问问她是否需要我的帮助。” “我打赌她会答应的！”艾莎说。 “一切都会好起来的！”两个女孩露出了充满希望的微笑。 第二天早上，太阳还没升起，莉莉就醒了。 她悄悄地在黑屋里穿好衣服。 她从抽屉里拿出手电筒，拿起睡觉前做的纸独角兽，溜到外面的马厩里。 她沿着小路跑着，一月份冰冷的空气刺痛了她的脸颊。 当她来到马厩时，发现羽毛睡着了，蜷缩在稻草里，鼻孔在颤抖，长长的睫毛在脸上飞舞。 莉莉站了一会儿，心中充满了爱。

I won't let you down again, Feather. I'll be braver from now on. I'll stand up for you, no matter how scared I am, Lily silently promised. Feather woke suddenly, her eyes snapping open. She jumped up. "Lily! What are you doing here so early?" "I wanted to say sorry again. I'm going to stand up for you in the future and not let anyone put you down— ever!" Lily said in a rush. "Look, I made you this and I came to help you practice your magic— if you want my help…." She stopped, suddenly shy. Timidly, she placed the paper

我不会再让你失望了，费瑟。 从现在开始，我会更勇敢。 “不管我有多害怕，我都会为你挺身而出。”莉莉默默地保证。 羽毛突然醒了，眼睛猛地睁开。 她跳了起来。“莉莉!你这么早来干什么？”“我想再次向你道歉。 将来我要为你挺身而出，不让任何人贬低你——永远！”莉莉急促地说。 “看，我给你做了这个，我是来帮你练习魔法的——如果你需要我的帮助....” 她停了下来，突然害羞起来。 她胆怯地把纸放好

unicorn on Feather's manger. "Did you really make this?" Feather asked, gently touching the delicate unicorn with her nose. "That's amazing, Lily." "It was nothing," said Lily, and then stopped herself. "Actually, it wasn't nothing. It was really hard, and I had to practice for ages before I got it right. But I did it and now I want you to have it." Feather studied her for a moment. "Thank you. Yesterday was awful. I felt really sad when you didn't stand up for me. But I thought about it last night and I realized how hard it must have been for you when Skye was being mean. I felt glad you'd said sorry afterward, and I wish I'd said something nicer back." She pushed her head against Lily. "I couldn't go to sleep. I just wanted us to make up. I don't want anything to come between us ever again." "Me neither," said Lily. "I really am sorry, and I promise I will always be there for you from now on." "And I'll be there for you," Feather said. Lily hugged Feather tightly. "So do you want to practice some magic?" Lily asked.

独角兽在羽毛的马槽上。 “这真的是你做的吗？”羽毛问，用鼻子轻轻地碰了碰那只娇嫩的独角兽。 “太神奇了，莉莉。”“没什么。”莉莉说，然后停了下来。 “实际上，这不是什么。 这真的很难，我必须练习很长时间才能把它做好。 但我做到了，现在我想让你拥有它。” 羽毛打量了她一会儿。 “谢谢。昨天糟透了。 你没有为我说话，我感到很难过。 但我昨晚想了想我意识到当斯凯这么刻薄的时候你一定很难过。 我很高兴你后来道歉了，我真希望我能说些好听的话。” 她把头靠在莉莉身上。 “我睡不着。我只是想和你和好。 我不希望我们之间再有任何隔阂。” “我也是。”莉莉说。“我真的很抱歉，我保证从现在起我会一直在你身边。” “我会在你身边的。”羽毛说。 莉莉紧紧地拥抱着羽毛。 “那么你想练习魔法吗？”莉莉问。

Feather nodded eagerly. She started by moving small things, a hoof pick, a grooming brush, then a comb, lifting them up and bringing them to Lily. After a while, she tried bigger things like a bucket, empty at first and then filled with water. She was soon very good at it. Then Feather started to have some fun. "Is that Skye's hoodie?" Lily giggled as Feather hung the forgotten hoodie near the roof. "Feather, that's Dynamo's rug! Put it back!" she added as Feather draped a striped orange rug across an empty stall to make a tent. Feather was decorating the clock hands with ribbons she'd moved from the storeroom, when Aisha came in, making Lily and her both jump. "Eek! You scared me! I usually hear you humming before you arrive," said Lily, giggling. "I can hum if you want. I just didn't want to wake anyone up," said Aisha with a grin. "I saw you'd gone from the dorm and thought I'd find you here. Are you coming in for breakfast?" "I could use my magic and you could both have breakfast here," said Feather, her eyes shining. "We could get Silver and have a picnic in the barn next to the stables. What would you like to eat?"

羽毛急切地点点头。她开始搬一些小东西，一个蹄签，一个梳头刷，然后是一把梳子，把它们拿起来拿给莉莉。 过了一段时间，她尝试了更大的东西，比如一个桶，开始是空的，然后装满了水。 她很快就很擅长了。 然后羽毛开始找点乐子。 “那是斯凯的连帽衫吗？”当羽毛把那件被遗忘的连帽衫挂在屋顶附近时，莉莉咯咯地笑了起来。 “羽毛，那是迪纳摩的地毯！”把它放回去！”她补充道，这时羽毛把一条橙色条纹地毯铺在一个空摊位上做帐篷。 羽毛正在用她从储藏室搬来的丝带装饰时钟指针，这时艾莎进来了，把莉莉和她俩都吓了一跳。 “唷!你吓到我了！我经常在你来之前听到你哼着歌。”莉莉咯咯地笑着说。 “如果你愿意，我可以哼。我只是不想吵醒任何人，”艾莎笑着说。 “我看见你离开了宿舍，就想在这儿找到你。 你要进来吃早餐吗？”“我可以用我的魔法，你们俩就可以在这里吃早饭了。”羽毛说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “我们可以把西尔弗叫来，在马厩旁边的谷仓里野餐。 你想吃点什么？”