Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN The other unicorns charged after Crystal and thundered down the forest path. The enchanted animals chased them. Branches snagged on Ariana's clothes and dirt flew up in her face. "Faster," she urged, not caring when her hoodie ripped. Glancing behind, she could see the animals still pursuing them. The wolves' howls echoed towards her. "Hold tight," Whisper panted as he galloped towards a fallen tree that was lying across the path. Ariana leaned forward, sliding her hands up

第七章其他独角兽跟在克里斯托后面，轰隆隆地沿着林间小路走去。 被施了魔法的动物追着他们。 树枝钩住了阿利安娜的衣服，泥土飞到她脸上。 “快点，”她催促道，根本不在乎自己的卫衣破了。 她回头看了一眼，看到动物们还在追赶他们。 狼群的嚎叫向她回响。 “抓紧了，”Whisper气喘吁吁地说，他向横在小路上的一棵倒下的树飞奔而去。 阿利安娜身体前倾，双手向上滑动

Whisper's neck as he flew over it. He landed and then suddenly slammed on the brakes. They skidded along in the mud, stopping when they crashed into Matilda and Pearl. Ariana was catapulted over Whisper's head. For a second, she was flying towards a tree, but suddenly a huge bubble shimmered in the air around her. She bobbed in the air inside it, a few inches above the ground, and then she found herself floating back to Whisper. Once she was safely sitting on his back, the bubble popped.

他飞过耳语的脖子。 他着陆后突然猛踩刹车。 他们在泥泞中滑行，撞到玛蒂尔达和珠儿时停了下来。 阿利安娜从Whisper的头顶弹跳而过。 一秒钟后，她飞向一棵树，但突然一个巨大的气泡在她周围的空气中闪烁。 她在里面浮在空中，离地面几英寸，然后她发现自己又浮回了Whisper。 当她安全地坐在他的背上时，泡泡破裂了。

"Eek!" Ariana almost wished she could have stayed in the bubble– she'd felt much safer inside it. Ahead of them was a muddy river. Crystal had stopped too late and skidded into it. She was thrashing around in the water, trying to find her feet and get out while Rosa clung to her back. Freya and Violet were at the edge of the river, up to their knees in mud, shouting encouragement. "We're trapped!" exclaimed Matilda to Ariana in alarm. Looking behind them, Ariana saw the animals racing along the track towards them, getting closer and closer, their teeth showing, their claws unsheathed. Crystal staggered out of the water, her sides heaving as she gasped for breath. She was safe, but Ariana knew there was no time for her to gather her magic power to transport them away in a snow twister.

“呀!”阿利安娜几乎希望自己能待在泡泡里——她觉得在里面安全多了。 他们前面是一条泥泞的河。 克里斯托停得太晚了，车子滑了进去。 她在水里扑腾着，试图找到自己的脚，想跳出来，而罗莎紧紧抓住她的背。 弗雷娅和维奥莱特站在河边，泥没到膝盖，他们大声鼓励着。 “我们被困住了！”玛蒂尔达惊恐地对阿利安娜喊道。 阿利安娜回头一看，只见动物们沿着跑道向他们奔来，越来越近，露出了牙齿，露出了爪子。 克里斯托摇摇晃晃地从水里出来，她喘着气，身体上下起伏。 她是安全的，但阿利安娜知道她没有时间收集魔法，用暴风雪把他们带走。

"Whisper," said Ariana urgently. "Can you use your soothing magic?" "I might be able to calm some of them, but I don't think I'm strong enough to take them all on," said Whisper, trembling as he looked at the amber-eyed wolves leading the pack. Ariana leaned forward and hugged Whisper tightly. He was their only hope. The howling was filling her ears now, and her skin prickled with fear. "Please try. I know you can do it, Whisper." "I'll do my best," said Whisper. "Please stay by me– I feel braver when you're with me." Ariana stroked Whisper's neck. "I'm not going anywhere. We're in this together." She felt his muscles tense as he lowered his head, pawing the riverbank with one hoof before striking the ground with it. "Stop! We're your friends!" he called as the animals surged over the fallen log. A flurry of coloured sparkles exploded up from the ground and showered

“小声点。”阿利安娜急切地说。 “你会使用你的安抚魔法吗？”“我也许能让他们中的一些人平静下来，但我认为我没有足够的力量来对付他们所有人。”耳语说，当他看着领头的琥珀色眼睛的狼时，他颤抖着。 阿利安娜倾身向前，紧紧地拥抱了Whisper。 他是他们唯一的希望。嚎叫的声音现在充满了她的耳朵，她的皮肤因恐惧而刺痛。 “请试一试。我知道你能做到的，Whisper。” “我会尽力的。”Whisper说。 “请留在我身边——有你在我身边，我觉得自己更勇敢了。” 阿利安娜抚摸着Whisper的脖子。 “我哪儿也不去。我们在一起。” 她感觉到它的肌肉在紧张，它低下头，用一只蹄子刨着河岸，然后用蹄子着地。 “停!我们是你的朋友！”当动物们从倒下的圆木上爬过去时，他喊道。 一阵五彩缤纷的火花从地上炸了出来，像阵雨一样落下

down on the heads of the snarling creatures. Eyes flashed and glowed, then gradually the glow faded and they turned dreamy, their roars and growls softening at the same time. They slowed to a stop.

落在那些咆哮的生物的头上。 眼睛闪烁着光芒，然后渐渐地，光芒消失了，他们变成了梦幻，他们的咆哮和咆哮同时软化了。 他们减速停了下来。

"I'm so tired!" Whisper gasped. "But you've done it," Ariana told him in delight. "Look, the animals are turning back to

“我太累了！”气喘吁吁地说。 “但你做到了。”阿利安娜高兴地对他说。 “看，动物们都回去了