Chapter 19

CHAPTER 19 Jaypaw wanted to claw his brother's ears to make him listen. Please understand! "We have to find Sol!" Squirrelflight stirred beside him. "Who?" she breathed. She's awake! Jaypaw leaned down and pressed his nose to his mother's pelt. She felt warmer. Not hot, though. No infection. He laid his pad on her flank. Her breathing was steadier, not too fast. She was recovering from the shock of her injury. "How's Lionpaw?" Squirrelflight asked faintly. "I'm right here." Lionpaw brushed her ear with his nose. "What about Hollypaw? Was she wounded?" "Hollypaw's fine too," Jaypaw reassured her. "We're all fine." The ferns rustled as Squirrelflight lifted her head. "Has the sun vanished again?" "Look!" Jaypaw encouraged her to open her eyes. "It's still shining."

第十九章 松鸦爪真想挠挠弟弟的耳朵，好让他好好听自己说话。 求你搞清楚啊！ “我们必须找到索尔！” 松鼠飞在他身旁动了动。 “谁？”她轻声问道。 她醒了！ 松鸦爪俯下身，把鼻子贴在了妈妈的皮毛上。 她的身体暖乎乎的。 不过没有发烧。 也没有感染。 他把爪子搭在她的肋腹上。 她的呼吸平稳多了，不再急促。 她已经从受伤的休克中慢慢恢复过来了。 “狮爪怎么样了？” 松鼠飞有气无力地问。 “我在这儿呢。” 狮爪用鼻子蹭了蹭她的耳朵。 “那冬青爪呢， 她有没有受伤？” “冬青爪也好好的，”松鸦爪安慰她。 “我们全都没事。” 松鼠飞抬头的时候，身旁的蕨草沙沙作响。 “太阳又消失了吗？” “快看呀！” 松鸦爪鼓励她睁开眼睛。 “太阳还好好挂在天上呢。”

Squirrelflight rested her head down. "StarClan must be angry with us." "Not us," Lionpaw mewed. "It's WindClan they're angry with." It's got nothing to do with StarClan. Jaypaw patted the ferns around his mother's head. It was like taking care of an anxious kit. Hollypaw stirred. "Is she awake?" She jumped to her paws. "Squirrelflight?" "Is that you, Hollypaw?" Hollypaw buried her nose in her mother's fur. "I was so scared you were going to die!" Squirrelflight managed a soft purr. "I'll never leave you, little one," she promised. Paw steps scuffed toward them, and Jaypaw scented Brightheart. "I saw her move!" The one-eyed warrior's mew was filled with hope. "She's awake," Jaypaw told her. "No sign of fever, and her breathing's strong." "Shall I fetch Leafpool?" Brightheart offered. Jaypaw shook his head. "She's sleeping. I think we should wake her only if the bleeding starts again or Squirrelflight starts to get restless."

松鼠飞重新把头放了回去。 “星族肯定是在生我们的气。” 不是生我们的气，”狮爪喵喵说道。 “他们是生风族的气。” 这事根本和星族没关系。 松鸦爪拨了拨妈妈脑袋周围的蕨草。 这感觉就像照顾一只慌慌张张的小幼崽。 冬青爪动了动。 “她醒了吗？” 她一下子蹦了起来。 “松鼠飞？” “是你吗，冬青爪？” 冬青爪把鼻子埋进了妈妈的皮毛里。 “我刚才好怕你会离开我们呀！” 松鼠飞勉强发出了轻轻的呼噜声。 “我永远不会离开你们的，小宝贝，”她承诺道。 有脚步声朝这边走来，松鸦爪闻到了亮心的气味。 “我看见她动了！” 这只独眼武士的声音里满是希望。 “她醒过来了，”松鸦爪告诉她。 “没有发烧的迹象，呼吸也很有力。” “要不要我去把叶池叫来？” 亮心提议道。 松鸦爪摇了摇头。 “她正在睡觉， 我觉得只有再出血或者松鼠飞变得躁动不安的时候，再叫醒她就好。”

"How did these feathers get here?" Squirrelflight was sniffing at the soft blanket covering her. She pawed weakly at her bedding. "And the ferns?" "We built a nest around you," Hollypaw told her. "Thank you." Pride warmed Squirrelflight's mew. "I have such brave, kind kits." "You should rest, Squirrelflight," Brightheart warned. "You lost a lot of blood." "Yes," Squirrelflight breathed, the ferns rustling around her. "She's closing her eyes," Hollypaw whispered. "We should leave her to sleep." "You three should be resting too," Brightheart advised. "I'll watch Squirrelflight until Leafpool wakes up." Jaypaw's fur tingled. This could be their chance to go look for Sol. "Thanks, Brightheart." He forced his voice to sound tired. "Come on," he called to Lionpaw and Hollypaw. "Let's go get some sleep." He paused as soon as he was sure they were out of earshot of Brightheart.

“这些羽毛怎么会在这里？” 松鼠飞嗅着盖在自己身上的软毯子。 她虚弱地扒了扒自己的窝。 “那这些蕨草呢？” “我们在你周围搭了个窝，”冬青爪告诉她。 “谢谢你们。” 松鼠飞的声音里透着温暖的骄傲。 “我居然有这么勇敢善良的小宝贝。” “你该好好休息，松鼠飞，”亮心提醒道。 “你流了好多血呀。” “好的，”松鼠飞轻声应道，周围的蕨草被她蹭得沙沙响。 “她闭上眼睛了，”冬青爪小声说。 “我们该让她安安静静睡一会儿。” “你们三个也该去休息了，”亮心建议道。 “我来看着松鼠飞，等到叶池醒过来换班。” 松鸦爪的皮毛一阵发麻。 这可是他们去找索尔的好机会。 “谢谢你，亮心。” 他故意让自己的声音听起来疲惫极了。 “走吧，”他招呼狮爪和冬青爪。 “我们去睡一会儿吧。” 刚确定亮心听不到他们说话，他就立刻停下了脚步。

"What is it?" Hollypaw stopped beside him. "You're all jumpy." "We have to find Sol!" "What?" Lionpaw sighed. "Jaypaw's got it into his head that this stranger knows why the sun vanished." "How?" Hollypaw's breath stirred Jaypaw's whiskers. "Because he warned us it was going to happen!" Jaypaw didn't wait for another of Hollypaw's dumb questions. "We've got to go now, while the Clan thinks we're sleeping." Lionpaw padded around his sister. "We have to go with him," he warned. "He'll only go by himself if we don't." He stopped and looked at her. "Are you fit enough?" "Yes." Hollypaw nodded. "My rest did me good. But wait." She hurried away and returned a few moments later with a stale shrew. Jaypaw wrinkled his nose. "You're not going to eat that?" "I'm starving. Aren't you?" "No." Jaypaw was too anxious to bother with food. He could eat later. "Just hurry up."

“怎么了？” 冬青爪在他身边停下脚步。 “你怎么慌慌张张的。” “我们必须找到索尔！” “搞什么啊？”狮爪叹了口气。 “松鸦爪认准了这个陌生人知道太阳消失的原因。” “他怎么会知道？” 冬青爪呼出的气拂动了松鸦爪的胡须。 “因为他早就警告过我们会发生这件事！” 松鸦爪没等冬青爪再问出什么傻问题。 “我们得现在就出发，趁族里的猫都以为我们在睡觉。” 狮爪绕着妹妹走了一圈。 “我们得跟他一起去，”他提醒道。 “我们要是不去，他肯定会自己偷偷去的。” 他停下来看着妹妹。 你走得动路吗？ “没问题。” 冬青爪点了点头。 “我休息过了，已经好多了。 不过等我一下。” 她匆匆走开，没过一会儿就叼着一只不新鲜的鼩鼱回来了。 松鸦爪皱了皱鼻子。 “你该不会要吃这个吧？” “我都快饿死了， 你不饿吗？” 我不饿。” 松鸦爪急得根本没心思吃东西。 他晚点再吃就好。 “快点走吧。”

Hollypaw began to gulp down her meal. "Is Brightheart watching us?" Jaypaw asked Lionpaw. "She's watching Squirrelflight," Lionpaw told him. "She's got her back to us." "Who else is in the clearing?" "No one else," Lionpaw told him. "They're all in their dens." He paused. "Firestar's on Highledge." "But he's sleeping." Surprise bristled from Lionpaw's pelt. "How did you know?" "I can hear his breathing." Jaypaw sniffed the air. Graystripe was guarding the camp entrance. "We'll have to sneak out through the dirtplace tunnel." "Not again!" Lionpaw sighed. "Are you sure we really need to find this Sol?" Jaypaw clawed the ground. "He could hold the answer to everything!" Lionpaw leaned closer. "You mean the prophecy, don't you?" And StarClan. And the Tribe of Endless Hunting. Who else might share the secret? "I'm

冬青爪开始大口大口吃起自己的食物。 “亮心在看着我们吗？” 松鸦爪问狮爪。 “她正盯着松鼠飞呢，”狮爪回答他。 “她背对着我们。” “营地里还有别的猫吗？” “没有别的猫了，”狮爪告诉他。 “他们都待在自己的窝里。” 他顿了顿。 “火星在高岩上。” 不过他睡着了。” 狮爪浑身的毛因为惊讶竖了起来。 “你怎么知道的？” “我能听见他的呼吸声。” 松鸦爪嗅了嗅空气。 灰条在营地入口放哨。 “我们得从排便隧道偷偷溜出去。” “又走那里！” 狮爪叹了口气。 “你确定我们真的非要找这个索尔不可吗？” 松鸦爪挠了挠地面。 “他说不定掌握着所有问题的答案！” 狮爪凑了过来。 “你说的是那个预言，对不对？” 还有星族。 还有无尽狩猎部落。 还有谁会知道这个秘密？ “我

just guessing," Jaypaw admitted. "But I've got to find out." Lionpaw nudged Hollypaw. "Are you finished?" "Yes!" Hollypaw answered, still chewing. She belched loudly as Jaypaw led them along the thorn barrier toward the dirtplace tunnel. Jaypaw flicked her nose with his tail. "Hush!" "Sorry." "Wait!" Lionpaw warned. He pressed Jaypaw down behind a clump of grass. "Brightheart's looking around." "Has she seen us?" Jaypaw whispered, heart thumping. Lionpaw held his breath. "No," he mewed at last. "She's watching Squirrelflight again. It's safe to go." He straightened and began to pad forward. "Wait!" Jaypaw hissed, and dragged him back by his tail. There were more cats coming. Lionpaw ducked down beside him. "What is it now?" Birchfall and Berrynose were padding one after the other through the dirtplace tunnel, back into camp.

"我只是猜猜，"松鸦爪承认道。 "但我一定要查清楚。" 狮爪碰了碰冬青爪。 "你好了吗？" "好啦！" 冬青爪一边回答，一边还在嚼东西。 松鸦爪带着他们沿荆棘屏障往方便隧道走，冬青爪大声打了个嗝。 松鸦爪用尾巴弹了弹她的鼻子。 "安静！" "对不起。" "等等！" 狮爪提醒道。 他把松鸦爪按倒，躲在一丛草后面。 "亮心正在四处张望呢。" "她看见我们了吗？" 松鸦爪小声问，心怦怦直跳。 狮爪屏住了呼吸。 "没有，"他最后开口说。 "她又在看松鼠飞了。" "现在安全了，可以走了。" 他直起身，慢慢往前走去。 "等等！" 松鸦爪嘶声说，还拽着尾巴把他拉了回来。 有别的猫过来了。 狮爪赶紧蹲下身，躲在他身边。 "这又是怎么了？" 桦落和莓鼻一个跟着一个，走过方便隧道，返回营地了。