Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX Lunch was hot soup with crusty bread straight from the oven. Scarlett ate ravenously. As she ate she told Isabel everything that had happened. "I can't believe I stayed in the stables and didn't see it," groaned Isabel. "You're so lucky. Fire magic sounds awesome." "It really is." Scarlett grinned, remembering the way Blaze had soaked Valentina and Golden Briar with snow from the trees. "We can go out together later and I'll show you."

午餐是热汤和刚出炉的硬皮面包。 思嘉狼吞虎咽地吃着。她边吃边把发生的一切都告诉了伊莎贝尔。 “我真不敢相信我呆在马厩里却没有看到它，”伊莎贝尔呻吟道。 “你真幸运。火魔法听起来很棒。” “确实如此。”思嘉咧着嘴笑了，她想起了“火焰”用树上的雪浸透瓦伦蒂娜和金荆棘的情景。 “我们一会儿可以一起出去，我带你去看。”

But when they returned to the stables after lunch, the temperature had dropped further and neither of them was keen to go back outside. They decided to groom their unicorns in the walkway instead, but Cloud was thirsty and the water in the troughs had frozen solid again. "It's freezing as soon as it leaves the spout," said Cloud. Worry niggled at Scarlett. How would the unicorns get enough to drink? "Can Blaze use her magic to thaw it?" asked Isabel. Scarlett grinned with relief. "Brilliant idea. What do you think, Blaze? Do you want to show Isabel your magic?" Blaze nodded eagerly. It wasn't just Isabel and Cloud who were looking. The other pupils and unicorns nearby were also watching curiously. "Stand back," Scarlett said grandly. "Give Blaze some room."

但当他们吃完午饭回到马厩时，气温又下降了，他们俩都不想再出去了。 他们决定在走道上给独角兽梳洗，但是云渴了，食槽里的水又结了冰。 “它一离开喷口就开始结冰了，”云说。 思嘉烦恼不已。 独角兽们怎么才能喝到足够的水呢？ “火焰能用她的魔法解冻它吗？”伊莎贝尔问。 思嘉放心地笑了。 “好主意。你觉得呢，布雷兹？ 你想让伊莎贝尔看看你的魔法吗？”Blaze急切地点点头。 不只是伊莎贝尔和克劳德在看。 附近的其他学生和独角兽也好奇地看着。 “往后站，"思嘉神气十足地说。 “给火焰一点空间。”

"I don't think you should do this, Scarlett," Layla said anxiously. "The books I've been reading say you need to be extra careful with fire magic." Scarlett ignored her and beat a drum roll on the stable door with her hands. Blaze bowed to the ground as if she was performing. Then, slowly, with lots of show, she pointed her spiralled horn at the main water trough. A flurry of red and gold sparks flew out and landed on the ice, melting it with a loud hiss. Everyone clapped loudly. Blaze hadn't finished. She stamped her hoof again and again. The sparks came faster, crackling brightly and warming the water until it began to steam rainbow colours. "It's like fireworks," squealed Isabel. Scarlett was so happy she thought she might burst. "Fire magic's the best," she said, slinging an arm around Blaze's neck and hugging her. "And you're my best friend."

“我认为你不应该这样做，思嘉，"蕾拉焦急地说。 “我一直在读的书里说，使用火魔法要格外小心。” 思嘉不理她，只用手在马厩的门上敲着鼓。 布雷兹跪倒在地，好像在表演。 然后，慢慢地，很有炫耀地，她把螺旋形的角指向主水槽。 一阵红色和金色的火花飞了出来，落在冰面上，伴随着一声响亮的嘶嘶声，冰面融化了。 每个人都大声鼓掌。布雷兹还没说完。 她一遍又一遍地跺脚。 火花来得更快了，噼噼啪啪地发出明亮的噼啪声，把水加热了，直到它开始冒出彩虹色。 “就像烟花一样，”伊莎贝尔尖叫道。 思嘉高兴得几乎要崩溃了。 “火魔法是最好的。”她说着，伸出一只胳膊搂住火焰的脖子，紧紧地抱住了她。 “你是我最好的朋友。”

"Best friends forever," Blaze agreed, nuzzling her hair. She stamped her hooves one after the other playfully. Whoosh! Whoosh! A stream of orange and gold sparks flew up in the air. Scarlett giggled as they cascaded everywhere, and everyone else clapped. Blaze stamped harder, loving all the attention, until a hay bale by the storeroom burst into flames! Valentina was near the storeroom, fetching some hoof polish. "Fire!" she screamed. Delia and Jacinta shrieked loudly and ran for the door. Valentina barged past them, shoving Delia into Jacinta. Everyone else ran to help their unicorns escape.

“永远的好朋友。”布雷兹赞同着，用鼻子蹭着她的头发。 她调皮地一个接一个地跺着蹄子。 嗖!嗖!一股橙色和金色的火花在空中飞舞。 思嘉咯咯地笑着，因为他们到处乱窜，其他人都拍手叫好。 火焰越踩越猛，无视所有的关注，直到储藏室旁边的一个干草捆燃起了火焰！瓦伦蒂娜正在储藏室附近取一些擦蹄油。 “着火了！”迪莉娅和杰辛塔尖叫着向门口跑去。 瓦伦蒂娜从他们身边冲过去，把迪莉娅推到杰辛塔身上。 其他人都跑去帮助他们的独角兽逃跑。

Valentina reached the stable door to find the way out blocked by a tall, regal unicorn. He drew himself up to his full height and glared down at her. He was a magnificent creature with a golden mane and tail and gold swirls on his snowy white coat. "Sage!" whispered Scarlett in dismay. Now they were for it. Sage was Ms Primrose's unicorn. He was distantly descended from the first unicorn who'd ever lived on Unicorn Island. "Get water!" Sage ordered. The pupils grabbed buckets and threw water from the main drinking trough over the burning hay bale. The fire hissed and spat, the dying flames trailing a plume of acrid smoke that made everyone cough. Scarlett had never seen Sage angry but now his nostrils flared and his voice was icy. "That was exceptionally irresponsible, Blaze! Magic should be treated with great respect. You will

瓦伦蒂娜走到马厩门口，发现出去的路被一只高大、威严的独角兽挡住了。 他挺直身子，低头瞪着她。 他是一个华丽的生物，有金色的鬃毛和尾巴，雪白的皮毛上有金色的漩涡。 “贤哲！"思嘉沮丧地低声说。 现在他们支持了。塞奇是樱草花女士的独角兽。 他是第一只住在独角兽岛上的独角兽的远亲。 “打水!”鼠尾草命令。 学生们拿起水桶，从主饮水槽里把水泼到燃烧的干草捆上。 火发出嘶嘶声，发出吐痰声，奄奄一息的火焰拖出一缕刺鼻的烟雾，使每个人都咳嗽起来。 思嘉从来没有见过塞奇生气，但现在他的鼻孔鼓了起来，声音冰冷。 “你太不负责任了，布雷兹！”我们应该尊重魔法。 你会

not use magic again until you have taken some lessons with me on how to conduct yourself when using your powers. And you…" His gaze fell on Scarlett. "You should have told Ms Rosemary that Blaze had discovered her magic instead of encouraging her foolish behaviour. Magic is not a party trick. The sooner you learn that lesson the better!" Blaze stared at the floor. Scarlett's red face matched Blaze's for embarrassment.

在你跟我学习如何使用你的能力之前不要再使用魔法。 而你……"他的目光落在思嘉身上。 “你应该告诉罗斯玛丽女士布雷兹发现了她的魔法，而不是鼓励她的愚蠢行为。 魔术不是派对上的把戏。 你越早吸取这个教训越好！”火焰盯着地板。 思嘉的脸红得跟布雷兹一样尴尬。