3 A Thief in the Castle!

CHAPTER 3 A THIEF IN THE CASTLE! The Dragon Masters gasped. "What happened?" Rori asked. "I always protect the stone with magic charms," Griffith explained. "These charms cannot be seen. But they form an invisible net around the box that holds the Dragon Stone. And they can only be broken with a magic spell."

第三章城堡里有个贼！龙主们倒吸了一口气。 “发生什么事了?”Rori问道。 “我总是用魔法来保护石头，”格里菲斯解释说。 “这些魅力是看不见的。 但它们在装龙石的盒子周围形成了一张看不见的网。 它们只有用咒语才能打破。”

"So how do you know someone tried to steal the stone?" asked Drake. "This morning, I found that something had upset the magic of the charms. They were not broken, but I could tell that someone had tried to break them," Griffith answered. Ana gripped the stone around her neck. "If somebody steals the main Dragon Stone would our smaller stones lose their powers?"

“那你怎么知道有人想偷魔法石呢？”德雷克问。 “今天早上，我发现有什么东西打破了魔咒的魔力。 他们没有坏，但我可以看出有人试图打破他们，”格里菲斯回答说。 安娜紧紧抓住脖子上的石头。 “如果有人偷走了主龙石，我们的小龙石会失去力量吗？”

"No," the wizard replied. "But someone could use the main stone to control the dragons. Or even to form a dragon army." "Isn't that what King Roland is doing?" asked Drake. "King Roland wants to use the dragons for good. I have known King Roland since he was a boy. He is a good man at heart. And as long as the stone is in my care, I can keep it safe. Safe from people like Maldred..." He shuddered.

“没有。”巫师回答。“但有人可以用主石来控制龙。 甚至组建一支龙军。” “这不是罗兰国王正在做的吗？”德雷克问。 “罗兰国王想用龙做好事。 罗兰国王还是个孩子的时候我就认识他了。 他本质上是个好人。 只要宝石在我的保管下，我就能保证它的安全。 远离像玛德丽德这样的人……” 他战栗。

The Dragon Masters looked at one another. "You mean Maldred the dark wizard? Is he the one who tried to steal the Dragon Stone last night?" Drake asked. The Dragon Masters all knew that Maldred had tried to get to their dragons before. They had never seen Maldred. But already, his dark magic had caused a lot of trouble. Griffith shook his head. "No," he said. "Maldred would not have been so careless. He would have broken the charms using a spell. Our thief clearly did not know about the charms." Drake glanced at Bo. His friend kept looking nervously over his shoulder.

龙主们面面相觑。 “你是说那个黑巫师玛德丽德？” 他就是昨晚想偷神龙石的那个人吗？”德雷克问道。 龙主们都知道玛德雷德以前曾试图接近他们的龙。 他们从未见过玛德丽德。 但是，他的黑魔法已经造成了很多麻烦。 格里菲思摇了摇头。“不，”他说。 “玛德丽德不会这么粗心的。 他会用咒语打破魔咒。 我们的小偷显然不知道魔咒的事。” 德雷克瞥了波一眼。他的朋友一直紧张地回头看。

"To protect the Dragon Stone, I must find a better hiding place for it," Griffith continued. "I will leave the castle right away to look for one." "So there's no riding practice today?" Ana asked. She looked at the finished saddles. "You may go outside and have a free day. But the dragons must stay inside," he said. Then he hurried out of the room. "What do we do now?" Rori asked. "Well, we can still spend the day with our dragons," Drake replied. "We can hang out with them in the caves." "I— I must go," Bo said. "There is something I must take care of."

“为了保护龙石，我必须找个更好的地方把它藏起来。” “我马上离开城堡去找一只。” “那么今天没有骑马训练了？”安娜问。 她看着做好的马鞍。 “你可以出去休息一天。 但是龙必须呆在里面，”他说。 然后他匆匆走出房间。 “我们现在怎么办？”Rori问道。 “好吧，我们仍然可以和我们的龙一起度过这一天。”德雷克回答。 “我们可以和他们一起在洞穴里玩。” “我——我得走了，”波说。 “有件事我必须处理。”

"What—" Drake began. But Bo was already rushing off. "He's acting strange," Rori said, with her hands on her hips. Ana nodded. "Yes, he seems quieter than usual today." "I think something is worrying him," Drake said, remembering the black feather. "Maybe he's worried about the Dragon Stone," said Rori. As they headed to the Dragon Caves, Drake kept looking behind him. Was the thief still in the castle?

“什么——”德雷克开口了。但是波已经跑掉了。 “他的行为很奇怪，”罗里双手叉腰说。 安娜点了点头。“是的，他今天似乎比平时安静。” “我想是什么让他担心了，”德雷克说，想起了那根黑羽毛。 “也许他在担心龙石。”罗里说。 当他们前往龙洞时，德雷克一直在回头看。 小偷还在城堡里吗？