15. THE STAR STONE

CHAPTER 15 THE STAR STONE Worm brought Drake, Aruna, Darpan, and Chaya outside Vanad's house. It was nighttime in Sindhu, too. Stars glittered in the night sky. The sleeping residents had no idea yet that the sky-shadow was gone for good.

第十五章星石虫把德雷克、阿鲁纳、达潘和查雅带到了瓦纳德的房子外面。 这也是信德的夜晚。 星星在夜空中闪烁。 熟睡的居民还不知道天空的阴影已经永远消失了。

There was a moon carved into Vanad's front door, which was partly open. Lantern light shone through the windows. And they could all hear a voice muttering inside: "Let's see. Shadows... There must be something useful in one of these scrolls." Worm and Chaya waited outside while Drake, Aruna, and Darpan rushed in. "Vanad?" Aruna asked loudly. "Aruna?" A shadowy figure floated toward them.

瓦纳德的前门上刻着一颗月亮，门半开着。 灯笼的光透过窗户照进来。 他们都能听到里面有个声音在嘀咕：“让我看看。 阴影……这些卷轴里一定有什么有用的东西。” Worm和Chaya等在外面，Drake， Aruna和Darpan冲了进来。 “Vanad ?”阿鲁纳大声问。 “阿?”一个模糊的身影飘向他们。

"Aruna! My dear girl, you are your old self!" the wizard cried. "And Darpan, good to see you, my boy. And other boy, I know you somehow... "I'm Drake," Drake said. "We met in the Shadow World. I'm so glad we found you!" Vanad nodded. "Yes, yes, that's right. Strange thing about that Shadow World. One moment I was in it, and the next, I wasn't. But I am still a shadow. So I'm hoping to find answers in my books." Aruna quickly told him everything that had happened and held out the Star Stone. "Stella said this would help anyone who was harmed by Chaya's shadow powers, but— As she spoke, the Star Stone began to glow in her hand. A light shone on Vanad.

“阿!我亲爱的姑娘，你还是原来的你！”巫师叫道。 “达潘，很高兴见到你，我的孩子。 另一个男孩，我知道你… “我是德雷克，”德雷克说。“我们在暗影世界相遇。 真高兴我们找到了你！”Vanad点点头。 “是的，是的，没错。影子世界真奇怪。 前一刻我还在里面，下一刻就不在了。 但我仍然是一个影子。所以我希望在我的书中找到答案。” 阿鲁纳很快把发生的一切都告诉了他，并把星石递给了他。 斯特拉说这会帮助任何被查雅的暗影力量伤害的人，但是——就在她说话的时候，星石开始在她手中发光。 一道光照在瓦纳德身上。

When it hit him, he transformed from a shadow back into a solid human. "Oh my!" he said, touching his arms and legs to make sure it was true. "How wonderful! I'm back! I'm back!" Suddenly, they heard voices outside. "The sky-shadow is gone!" "I see stars!" Everyone hurried outside. People were now streaming out of their homes and looking up at the sky. First, they stared. Then they cheered. Some began to dance.

当它击中他时，他从一个影子变回了一个实实在在的人。 “哦，天哪！”他说，摸了摸自己的胳膊和腿，以确定这是真的。 “多么美妙!我回来了!我回来了!”突然，他们听到外面有说话声。 “影子不见了！”“我看见星星了！”大家都跑到外面。 人们纷纷走出家门，仰望天空。 首先，他们盯着看。然后他们欢呼起来。 一些人开始跳舞。

"Well, I'm glad everything is back to normal," Drake said. "Now Worm and I should return the Star Flute to— "Nonsense, my boy! That can wait," Vanad said. "Now we must celebrate!"

“嗯，我很高兴一切都恢复正常了，”德雷克说。 现在虫子和我应该把星笛还给——“胡说，我的孩子！那可以等一等。” “现在我们必须庆祝一下！”