4 A Message From The King

CHAPTER 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE KING Drake caught up to Petra. "You'll like dinner," he said as they walked. "The food is really good." "I am hungry," Petra said, entering the dining room.

第四章国王德雷克给佩特拉捎来了口信。 “你会喜欢晚餐的，”他边走边说。 “食物真的很好吃。” “我饿了。”佩特拉说着走进餐厅。

The table was full of plates piled high with roast beef, chicken, potatoes, carrots, and bread. Petra stood still while the others quickly took their seats. She stared at the table. "Where are the chickpeas? And the olives? And the figs?" she asked. "I don't know what a fig is. But we have roast beef," Drake said. Petra sighed. "My family doesn't eat meat," she said. Griffith waved to her. "Come and sit with us, please."

桌子上摆满了盘子，上面堆得高高的，有烤牛肉、鸡肉、土豆、胡萝卜和面包。 佩特拉站着不动，其他人迅速就座。 她盯着桌子。“鹰嘴豆在哪里？” 橄榄呢？那无花果呢？”她问。 “我不知道无花果是什么。 但我们有烤牛肉，”德雷克说。 佩特拉叹了口气。“我们家不吃肉，”她说。 格里菲思向她挥了挥手。“请过来和我们坐在一起。”

Just as Petra sat down, Griffith got a twinkle in his eye. He pointed a finger at the potatoes. One of them floated up and landed on Petra's plate! Petra's eyes widened at the sight of the magic. "The potatoes are delicious," Griffith said. Drake watched Petra poke at her potato with her fork. "Petra, I was thinking," Bo said. "Maybe the Dragon Stone chose you for the hydra because of Cosmo." "Maybe taming hydras is a talent that runs in your family," Ana added. "Maybe," Petra said, not looking up.

佩特拉刚坐下，格里菲思的眼里闪着光。 他用手指了指土豆。 其中一个飘了起来，落在佩特拉的盘子上！佩特拉一看到魔术就睁大了眼睛。 “土豆很好吃，”格里菲斯说。 德雷克看着佩特拉用叉子戳土豆。 “佩特拉，我在想，”波说。 “也许龙石选择你做九头蛇是因为宇宙” “也许驯服九头蛇是你家族的天赋，”安娜补充道。 “也许吧。”佩特拉头也不抬地说。

Then they heard a sound on the stairs. Simon the guard marched in. "I have a message for you, wizard," he said. "King Roland wants to see all of the Dragon Masters and their beasts tomorrow. In the courtyard." "Why not in the Training Room?" Griffith asked. "Queen Rose is coming to visit. The king wants to show off his new dragon outside," the guard replied, and then he left.

然后他们听到楼梯上有声音。 卫兵西蒙大步走进来。 “我有话要告诉你，巫师。”他说。 “罗兰国王明天要见所有的龙师和他们的野兽。 在院子里。”“为什么不在训练室呢？”格里菲思问道。 “罗斯女王要来了。 国王想在外面炫耀他的新龙。”卫兵回答，然后离开了。

"Tomorrow?" Petra asked with a squeak in her voice. "But I have not even worked with the hydra yet. Everyone knows it takes time to get to know a dragon." "I agree it is too soon. But we must obey the king," Griffith said. "And his friend Queen Rose is very nice. You will like meeting her." Petra frowned. She ate a few bites of her potato and then pushed her plate away. "I'm done," she said. "May I please go to my room now?" Griffith nodded. "Of course. We will see you at breakfast." "I'll show you to your room," Ana offered.

“明天?”佩特拉声音尖细地问。 “但我甚至还没有和九头蛇合作过。 大家都知道了解龙是需要时间的。” “我同意这为时过早。但我们必须服从国王，”格里菲斯说。 “他的朋友罗斯王后非常好。 你会喜欢见到她的。” 佩特拉皱起了眉头。她吃了几口土豆，然后把盘子推开。 “我受够了，”她说。“我现在可以回房间了吗？”格里菲思点点头。 “当然。我们早餐时见。” “我带你去你的房间。”安娜提议道。

The two girls left, and the other Dragon Masters looked at one another. "I don't think Petra is fitting in very well," Rori blurted out. "Nonsense," said Griffith. "She fits in fine. Give her time." Bo leaned over to Drake. "What do you think?" he whispered. Drake hated to say it. It hadn't been easy for him when he first came to the castle. But he had been excited to be there and to meet the dragons. Petra didn't seem excited at all. "I'm not sure she belongs," Drake whispered.

两个女孩走了，其他的龙师们面面相觑。 “我觉得佩特拉不太适应这里，”罗里脱口而出。 “胡说。”格里菲思说。 “她很适合这里。给她点时间。” 波向德雷克俯下身。“你觉得怎么样？”他低声说。 德雷克不愿意这么说。当他第一次来到城堡时，这对他来说并不容易。 但他很兴奋能在那里见到龙。 佩特拉似乎一点也不兴奋。 “我不确定她属于这里，”德雷克低声说。