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To the Dragon Master Reading This Book, Griffith, the Royal Wizard of Bracken, is a dear friend of mine. We were having tea (that he made appear by magic) and talking about dragons, of course. Griffith was telling me about all the new dragons his Dragon Masters had encountered recently. But he said that he had no time to write down the information he was learning. "I can help you!" I offered, because I am a writer. (As you may know, I tell the tales of the Dragon Master's adventures.) I suggested that we make a guidebook and Griffith liked that idea very much. We put our heads together and began to create a guidebook— and EPIC guidebook— to help Dragon Masters around the world. In these pages, you will find facts and secrets about Dragon Masters and dragons. You will learn about wizards, magical creatures, and fantastic places. We hope that by reading this book, you will become an even better Dragon Master Yours in dragons, Tracey of the West

致正在阅读本书的巨龙大师：格里菲斯，布莱肯的皇家巫师，是我的好朋友。 我们一边喝茶（他用魔法让茶出现），一边谈论龙。 格里菲斯跟我说了他的龙师最近遇到的新龙。 但他说，他没有时间写下他正在学习的信息。 “我可以帮助你！”我主动提出，因为我是个作家。 （你可能知道，我讲的是龙大师的冒险故事。）我建议我们做一本旅游指南，格里菲斯非常喜欢这个主意。 我们集思广益，开始制作一本指南——EPIC指南——来帮助世界各地的龙大师。 在这些页面中，您将找到有关龙大师和龙的事实和秘密。 你将了解巫师、神奇生物和奇妙的地方。 我们希望通过阅读这本书，你将成为一个更好的龙大师你的龙，西方的特雷西

THE KINGDOM OF BRACKEN Bracken is one kingdom in the larger land known as Albion. Farming Fields Market Square Farmers Village Old Oak Woods

BRACKEN王国BRACKEN是阿尔比恩这片更大的土地上的一个王国。 农田、市场、广场、农民村、老橡树林

Hedgehog Hill Valley of Clouds Bracken Castle Otter River Crafters Village

刺猬山云谷蕨城堡水獭河工匠村

KING ROLAND AND QUEEN ROSE King Roland and Queen Rose rule two kingdoms together— Bracken and Arkwood. King Roland the Bold has been interested in dragons since he was a young man. After becoming king at age twenty-two, he began his search for dragons. He even thought about creating a dragon army to protect his kingdom. Queen Rose the Just is very interested in the well-being of the dragons. She encourages the king to take good care of them. Many believe she is the reason he gave up his plans for a dragon army!

罗兰国王和玫瑰王后共同统治着两个王国——布雷肯和阿克伍德。 勇敢的罗兰国王从小就对龙很感兴趣。 22岁登基后，他开始寻找龙。 他甚至想过创建一支龙军队来保护他的王国。 公正的罗斯女王对龙的幸福非常感兴趣。 她鼓励国王好好照顾他们。 许多人认为她就是他放弃组建龙军队计划的原因！

KING ROLAND'S QUEST FOR DRAGONS At just fourteen years old, Roland fought in a fierce battle to protect Bracken Castle. The castle was saved, but Roland lost his grandfather, King Harold, in the fight. When King Roland took the throne, he worried that other kingdoms might attack the land. He knew that Bracken's army might not be large enough to keep enemies at bay. Then he had an idea: What if dragons could protect the kingdom? He asked Griffith to help him learn about dragons around the world. The king sent soldiers out to capture all kinds of dragons. Griffith thought it was cruel to take the dragons from their homes. The dragons were sometimes wild and upset when they were brought to the castle, but Griffith couldn't communicate with them. He knew that he needed to find Dragon Masters for the dragons right away!

年仅14岁的罗兰为了保护布莱肯城堡，参加了一场激烈的战斗。 城堡得救了，但罗兰在战斗中失去了他的祖父哈罗德国王。 当罗兰国王登基时，他担心其他国家可能会攻击他的土地。 他知道布莱肯的军队可能不足以阻挡敌人。 然后他有了一个想法：如果龙可以保护王国呢？ 他请格里菲斯帮助他了解世界各地的龙。 国王派士兵去捕捉各种各样的龙。 格里菲斯认为把龙从它们的家园带走是残忍的。 当这些龙被带到城堡时，它们有时会变得狂暴不安，但格里菲斯无法与它们沟通。 他知道他需要马上为龙找到龙主！