Chapter 19

CHAPTER 19 Graypaw and Ravenpaw were still patching the hole when Firepaw reached them. They had left a gap just wide enough for him to squeeze back through. "No luck with the garlic," Firepaw panted as he slipped in. "Darkstripe's prowling around out there." "Never mind," mewed Graypaw. "We can get some tomorrow." "I'll go and get you some poppy from Spottedleaf," Firepaw offered. He was worried by the dull look in his friend's eyes, and the way his muscles seemed stiff with pain. "No, don't worry," mewed Graypaw. "I'll be fine." "It's no trouble," Firepaw insisted, and before Graypaw could argue, he bounded off toward Spottedleaf's den. She was pacing her small clearing, her eyes clouded with unhappiness. "Are you okay?" Firepaw asked. "The spirits of StarClan are restless. I think they are trying to tell me something," she replied,

第十九章灰爪和鸦爪还在补洞，火爪走到他们身边。 他们留下了一个刚好能让他挤过去的缺口。 “大蒜没运。”火爪溜进去时喘着气说。 “黑条纹在外面鬼鬼祟祟。” “没关系。”灰爪叫道。 “我们明天可以买一些。” “我去点点树叶那儿给你拿点罂粟来。”火爪说。 朋友眼神呆滞，肌肉似乎因疼痛而僵硬，这让他很担心。 “不，别担心。”灰爪叫道。 “我会没事的。”“没关系。”火爪坚持说，灰爪还没来得及争辩，就朝点点树叶的窝跑去了。 她在那块小空地上踱来踱去，眼里充满了不快。 “你还好吗？”Firepaw问道。 “StarClan的灵魂是焦躁不安的。 我想他们是想告诉我什么，”她回答，

flicking her tail uneasily. "What can I do for you?" "I think Graypaw could do with some poppy seeds for his leg," Firepaw explained. "His rat bites are still hurting him." "The pain of losing Lionheart will make his injuries feel worse. But he'll mend in time; don't worry. In the meantime, you're right, poppy seeds will help." Spottedleaf went into her den and brought out a dried poppy head. She placed it carefully on the ground. "Just shake out one or two and give them to him," she meowed. "Thanks," Firepaw mewed. "Are you sure you're okay?" "Go and see to your friend," answered Spottedleaf, avoiding his gaze. Firepaw picked up the poppy head between his teeth and began to walk away. "Wait," Spottedleaf hissed suddenly. Firepaw spun around expectantly and met her tawny gaze. Her eyes burned back at him. "Firepaw," she hissed. "StarClan spoke to me moons ago, before you joined the Clan. I sense they want me to tell you this now. They said only fire can save our Clan."

不安地摇着尾巴。 “我能为你做什么？”“我觉得灰爪子的腿上可以放些罂粟籽，”火爪解释说。 “他的老鼠咬伤还在疼。” “失去狮心王的痛苦会让他的伤势更加严重。 但他迟早会好起来的；别担心。 与此同时，你说得对，罂粟籽会有帮助。” 斑点叶走进她的洞穴，拿出一个干罂粟头。 她小心地把它放在地上。 “摇出一两个给他，”她喵喵地叫道。 “谢谢。”火爪叫道。“你确定你没事吗？”“去看看你的朋友吧。”斑点叶回答，避开了他的目光。 火爪用牙齿叼起罂粟花头，准备走开。 “等等。”斑点叶突然嘶嘶地说。 火爪期待地转过身，迎着她茶色的目光。 她的眼睛瞪着他。 “火爪。”她嘶嘶地说。“几个月前，在你加入星际氏族之前，星际氏族就跟我说过。 我感觉他们想让我现在告诉你。 他们说只有火才能拯救我们的部落。”

Firepaw stared at Spottedleaf, mystified. The strange passion faded from her eyes. "Take care, Firepaw," she meowed in her normal voice, and turned away. "See you," Firepaw replied uncertainly. He padded back through the fern tunnel. Her strange words were echoing in his mind, but he could not make sense of them. Why had she shared them with him? Surely fire was an enemy to all who lived in the forest. He shook his head in frustration, and bounded over to the apprentices' den. "Graypaw!" Firepaw hissed into the ear of his sleeping friend. They'd been allowed to rest all morning, after working on repairs for most of the night. Tigerclaw had ordered them to be ready to begin training at sunhigh. The strong yellow light filtering through to the den told Firepaw it was already near that now. He'd had a restless night. Dreams swirled through his mind each time he fell asleep, confusing and indistinct, but full of darkness and menace.

火爪不解地盯着点点树叶。 奇怪的激情从她眼中消失了。 “保重，火爪。”她用正常的声音叫了一声，转身走开了。 “再见。”火爪迟疑地回答。 他蹑手蹑脚地穿过蕨类植物的隧道往回走。 她那些奇怪的话在他的脑海里回响，但他却不明白其中的意思。 她为什么要和他分享呢？ 毫无疑问，火是所有住在森林里的人的敌人。 他沮丧地摇了摇头，蹦蹦跳跳地奔向学徒的窝。 “Graypaw !”火爪在他熟睡的朋友耳边发出嘶嘶声。 在进行了大半夜的维修工作后，他们被允许休息了整个上午。 虎爪命令他们准备在太阳升起时开始训练。 刺眼的黄光照进洞里，告诉火爪已经快到了。 他一夜没睡好。 每次入睡时，梦就在他的脑海里盘旋，混乱而模糊，但充满了黑暗和威胁。

"Graypaw!" Firepaw hissed again. But his friend did not stir. He'd eaten two of the poppy seeds before he'd slept, and now he was in a deep slumber. "Are you awake, Firepaw?" Ravenpaw mewed from his nest. Firepaw spat silently under his breath. He had wanted to talk to Graypaw before Ravenpaw awoke. "Yes!" he replied. Ravenpaw sat up in his bed of moss and heather and began to wash with quick flicks of his tongue. "Are you going to wake him?" he asked, nodding toward Graypaw. A deep voice growled outside their den. "I hope so! Training is about to start." Firepaw and Ravenpaw jumped. "Graypaw, wake up!" Firepaw poked his friend with one paw. "Tigerclaw is waiting!" Graypaw lifted his head. His eyes were still heavy with sleep. "Are you ready yet?" called Tigerclaw. Firepaw and Ravenpaw crept out of the den, blinking as they emerged into the sunlight.

“Graypaw !”火爪又发出嘶嘶声。 但是他的朋友没有动。 他在睡觉前吃了两颗罂粟籽，现在他进入了梦乡。 “你醒了吗，火爪？”拉文爪从窝里叫了起来。 火爪悄声啐了一口。 他本想在乌鸦爪醒来之前和它谈谈。 “是的！”他回答。拉文爪从苔藓和石南铺成的床上坐了起来，用舌头快速地舔了舔脸。 “你要叫醒他吗？”他朝格雷paw点点头，问道。 一个低沉的声音在他们的巢穴外咆哮。 “但愿如此！”训练就要开始了。” 火爪和乌鸦爪跳了起来。 “灰爪，醒醒！”火爪用一只爪子戳他的朋友。 “虎爪在等着呢！”灰爪抬起头。 他的眼睛还睡得很沉。 “你准备好了吗？”虎爪喊道。 火爪和鸦爪从洞里爬了出来，一出现在阳光下就眨着眼睛。

The deputy was sitting beside the tree stump. "Is the other one coming?" he asked. "Yes," Firepaw replied, feeling defensive on behalf of his friend. "He's only just woken up." "Training will do him good," growled Tigerclaw. "He's grieved for long enough." Firepaw held the menacing amber gaze for a few moments. Warrior and apprentice, for a heartbeat their eyes were locked as enemies. Graypaw scrambled sleepily out of the den. "Bluestar will be ready for you in a moment, Firepaw," announced Tigerclaw. The words distracted Firepaw from his anger. His first training session with Bluestar! Excitement surged through him. He had expected his wounded mentor to be resting still. "Graypaw," continued Tigerclaw, "you can join my training session. Do you think you're up to it, Ravenpaw?" He glowered at his apprentice. "After all, you got some pretty nasty nettle stings while the rest of us were fighting those rats." Ravenpaw looked at the ground. "I'm fine," he mewed. Graypaw and Ravenpaw followed the deputy

副手正坐在树桩旁边。 “另一个来了吗？”他问。 “是的。”火爪回答，替他的朋友辩护。 “他才刚刚醒来。” “训练对他有好处。”虎爪咆哮道。 “他伤心的时间够长了。” 火爪用琥珀色的威胁凝视了一会儿。 战士和学徒，一瞬间他们的眼睛就像敌人一样被锁住了。 灰爪困倦地爬出了洞穴。 “蓝星很快就会为你准备好，火爪。”虎爪宣布。 这句话转移了火爪的怒火。 他在蓝星的第一次训练！他感到一阵兴奋。 他原以为受伤的导师会静静地休息。 “灰爪，”虎爪继续说，“你可以参加我的训练。 你觉得你能行吗，拉文爪？”他怒视着他的学徒。 “毕竟，当我们其他人在和那些老鼠搏斗的时候，你被荨麻叮了几下。” 拉文爪看着地面。 “我很好，”他叫道。灰爪和鸦爪跟在副警长后面

out of the camp entrance. Ravenpaw's head hung low as he disappeared through the gorse tunnel. Firepaw sat and waited for Bluestar. She did not keep him long. The gray queen emerged from her den and padded across the clearing. Her fur was still matted in places where her wounds were fresh, but she betrayed no pain in her confident stride. "Come," she called to him. Firepaw noticed with surprise that she was alone. Darkstripe and Longtail were nowhere to be seen. A thought occurred to him and suddenly his excitement was tinged with anxiety—here was an opportunity to tell Bluestar what he had overheard last night. He caught up with her as she headed for the gorse tunnel and fell in step behind her. "Will your guards be joining us?" he asked hesitantly. Bluestar replied without looking back, "I've ordered Darkstripe and Longtail to help with the camp repairs. Securing ThunderClan's base is our first priority." Firepaw's heartbeat quickened. He would tell her about Ravenpaw as soon as they left camp. The two cats followed the trail to the training

从营地入口出来。拉文爪低着头，穿过金雀花隧道消失了。 火爪坐着等蓝星。 她没留住他多久。 灰色的蚁后从巢穴里出来，蹑手蹑脚地穿过空地。 她的皮毛在伤口新鲜的地方仍然打结，但她自信的步伐没有流露出痛苦。 “来吧，”她对他喊道。 火爪惊讶地发现她是一个人。 黑条和长尾不见了。 他突然有了一个想法，兴奋中夹杂着焦虑——现在是告诉蓝星他昨晚听到的事情的机会了。 当她走向金雀花隧道时，他追上了她，并落在她身后。 “你的卫兵会加入我们吗？”他迟疑地问。 蓝星头也不回地回答道：“我已经命令暗条纹和长尾帮助修复营地。 保护好ThunderClan的基地是我们的首要任务。” 火爪的心跳加快了。 他们一离开营地，他就会告诉她拉文爪的事。 两只猫沿着小路来到训练场