Chapter 8

CHAPTER EIGHT "Isabel!" Scarlett screamed. She leapt on Blaze's back and they galloped towards the hole. Cloud, head high, nostrils flaring, was scrabbling around in the water. "Swim, Cloud!" shouted Isabel, hanging tightly to her mane. Blaze stopped at the edge of the ice. Scarlett slid from her back, dodging the cracks running across the ice. "Get back!" Suddenly Layla was at

第八章“伊莎贝尔！”思嘉尖叫。 她跳到布雷兹的背上，他们一起奔向洞口。 云，昂着头，张大鼻孔，在水里乱爬。 “游呀，云！”伊莎贝尔喊着，紧紧抓住它的鬃毛。 火焰停在了冰的边缘。 思嘉从背上滑了下来，避开冰面上的裂缝。 “回来!”突然蕾拉来了

Scarlett's side. "Move Blaze back before she cracks the ice even more." Slithering and slipping on the glassy surface, Blaze backed away. Scarlett copied Layla as she lay down on her tummy. The shining surface beneath them shivered and groaned. Scarlett held her breath, ignoring the cold burn of the ice seeping through her clothes. "Here," called Layla, stretching out her hand to Isabel. Isabel, eyes wide, hung over Cloud's neck. Her fingertips couldn't quite reach Layla's. Scarlett, who was taller, stretched out her hand but Isabel still couldn't grasp it. "Stretch!" shouted Scarlett, every muscle in her arm screaming with effort as she tried to grab Isabel's hand. "And a bit more!" With a superhuman effort, Isabel stretched out her arm until her fingers caught hold of Scarlett's. Scarlett pulled but she didn't have the

思嘉的一面。“在火焰进一步破冰之前把她移开” 布雷兹在光滑的水面上滑来滑去，退了回去。 思嘉模仿着蕾拉趴在地上的样子。 他们脚下闪闪发光的地面颤抖着，呻吟着。 思嘉屏住了呼吸，不去理会渗进衣服里的冰冷的灼烧感。 “给你，”蕾拉喊道，向伊莎贝尔伸出手。 伊莎贝尔睁大眼睛，伏在克劳德的脖子上。 她的指尖够不到莱拉的。 思嘉个子比较高，她伸出手来，可是伊莎贝尔还是抓不住。 “伸展一下！"思嘉喊道，她胳膊上的每一块肌肉都在拼命地尖叫着，想抓住伊莎贝尔的手。 “再多一点！”伊莎贝尔以超人的力量把胳膊伸了出去，直到她的手指抓住了思嘉的。 思嘉拉了拉，但她没有

strength to help Isabel and Cloud out of the water. All she achieved was to make the ice hole bigger! She felt a tug on her hoodie. Layla! "Hold tight," Layla gasped. Scarlett gritted her teeth and hung on to Isabel. The ice groaned and creaked as it broke away. Then suddenly, Layla gave an extra-hard tug. Scarlett slid backwards, pulling a dripping Isabel with her, and Cloud scrambled from the water after her. They landed on the ice. Layla and Blaze dragged them clear of the ice hole and Cloud scrabbled to her feet. Fear brightened Blaze's eyes. "I'm so sorry." "It's OK," said Isabel, through chattering

把伊莎贝尔和克劳德从水里救出来。 她所做的就是把冰洞弄得更大！她感到有人拉她的连帽衫。 蕾拉!“抓紧，”蕾拉喘着气说。 思嘉咬紧牙关，紧紧抓住伊莎贝尔。 冰裂开时发出呻吟声和吱吱声。 突然，蕾拉用力拉了一下。 思嘉往后退，拉着浑身湿透的伊莎贝尔，克劳德也从水里爬出来跟在她后面。 他们落在冰上。蕾拉和火焰把他们拖出冰洞，云挣扎着站了起来。 火焰的眼睛里充满了恐惧。 “我很抱歉。”“没关系，”伊莎贝尔说，一边喋喋不休

teeth. It wasn't OK though. Seeing Isabel's eyes, large as moons in her pale face, and Cloud shivering next to her, Scarlett felt terrible. This was as much her fault as Blaze's. "I'm to blame too," she said, hugging Isabel even though she was soaking wet. "I should have listened to Layla. I shouldn't have encouraged Blaze."

牙齿。但这并不好。 看到伊莎贝尔苍白的脸上像月亮一样大的眼睛，以及克劳德在她身边颤抖，思嘉觉得很可怕。 这都是她和布雷兹的错。 “我也有责任，”她一边说，一边拥抱着伊莎贝尔，尽管她浑身湿透了。 “我应该听蕾拉的。 我不应该鼓励Blaze。”

"That was so scary." Blaze was trembling. "I didn't know the strength of my magic. Sage was right. I need to be much more careful." "Don't worry. It's fine." Isabel gave Scarlett a shaky smile. "You'd better take Cloud back to the stable

“那太可怕了。”火焰在颤抖。 “我不知道我的魔法有多大。 塞吉是对的。我需要更加小心。” “别担心。没关系。”伊莎贝尔对思嘉微微一笑。 “你最好把云带回马厩去

and dry her before she catches a chill," said Layla. Scarlett swallowed back a small burst of irritation. Isabel didn't need Layla to tell her that. With a tight knot in her chest, Scarlett watched Isabel and Cloud ride away. She knew that, somehow, she had to make it up to her best friend. "I don't believe it!" said Blaze. "The lake has frozen over again already. Look!" "That's impossible!" Scarlett turned. Blaze was right. "That can't have happened unless… unless…" Her eyes widened. "Maybe the lake has frozen over because someone has put a spell on it?" Blaze looked shocked but Layla nodded. "I've read about freezing spells." "Why would anyone try to freeze the lake?" asked Blaze. "I don't know," admitted Scarlett. "But think about it. Ms Nettles said the lake would never

在她着凉之前把她擦干，”莱拉说。 思嘉强忍住了一点怒气。 伊莎贝尔不需要莱拉告诉她。 思嘉紧绷着胸脯，目送伊莎贝尔和克劳德骑马走了。 她知道，无论如何，她必须补偿她最好的朋友。 “我不相信！”Blaze说。 “湖面又结冰了。 看!”“那是不可能的!”思嘉了。 Blaze是对的。“那不可能发生，除非……除非……”她睁大了眼睛。 “也许是因为有人在湖面上施了咒，湖面结冰了？”布雷兹看起来很震惊，但蕾拉点点头。 “我读过关于冰冻咒的书。” “为什么会有人想要把湖冻住呢？”Blaze问。 “我不知道，"思嘉承认。 “但是想想看。内特尔斯女士说，这个湖永远不会