7 News From the Village

CHAPTER 7 NEWS FROM THE VILLAGE Petra marched off toward the Dragon Caves. Everyone hurried behind her. They were all sharing ideas about how she could befriend the hydra. "You might want to polish her scales," said Bo. "Shu likes that very much." "Vulcan likes it when I rub under his chin," said Rori. "You should try that."

佩特拉向龙洞走去。 大家都急忙跟在她后面。 他们都在分享她如何和九头蛇交朋友的想法。 “你也许该擦亮她的鳞片，”波说。 “舒很喜欢。” “瓦肯喜欢我揉他的下巴，”罗里说。 “你应该试试。”

Ana chimed in. "You could give her a name." "Worm loves apples," said Drake. "Maybe give the hydra a snack." Petra opened the gate to her dragon's cave. She took one step inside. Then she looked back at the others. "I don't need to do any of those things," Petra said. "All I have to do is close my eyes and think hard about my dragon. Everyone knows that's how you form a connection." "But—" Rori started to say. Griffith held up a hand to silence her. "Every dragon is different," he said. "So is every Dragon Master. Let Petra try it her way."

安娜插嘴说。“你可以给她起个名字。” “虫子喜欢苹果，”德雷克说。 “也许给九头蛇吃点零食。” 佩特拉打开了通往龙洞的大门。 她往里走了一步。然后她回头看了看其他人。 “我不需要做这些事情，”佩特拉说。 “我所要做的就是闭上眼睛，好好想想我的龙。 每个人都知道这是建立联系的方式。” “可是——”罗里想说。 格里菲斯举起一只手让她闭嘴。 “每条龙都不一样，”他说。 “每一位龙师都是如此。 让佩特拉试试她的办法。”

Petra closed her eyes. Her Dragon Stone started to glow pale green. "Can you hear the hydra in your head?" Rori asked, tapping her foot. "I'm trying!" snapped Petra. Then Simon the guard ran in, out of breath. "I have news from the village," he said. "People have turned against the dragons now that King Roland is sick. They are saying that the dragons should be locked up somewhere far away from the kingdom!"

佩特拉闭上了眼睛。她的龙石开始发出淡绿色的光芒。 “你脑子里能听到九头蛇的声音吗？”罗里敲着脚问道。 “我在努力！”佩特拉厉声说。 卫兵西蒙上气不接下气地跑了进来。 “我有村里的消息，”他说。 “既然罗兰国王病了，人们就开始反对龙了。 他们说龙应该被关在远离王国的地方！”

The Dragon Masters gasped. "Oh dear," said Griffith. "Thank you for warning us." Simon nodded and ran off. Rori balled her hands into fists. "Nobody is taking Vulcan away from me!" she cried. "This is awful," said Bo. "It is terrible that King Roland got sick," added Ana. "But it wasn't the hydra's fault!" "I can't think in here," Petra blurted out. She pushed past the Dragon Masters. iohlik. "Are you just going to let her leave?" Rori asked Griffith.

龙主们倒吸了一口气。 格里菲思说："哦，天哪。“谢谢你提醒我们。” 西蒙点了点头，跑开了。罗里双手握拳。 “没人能把瓦肯星从我身边夺走！” “这太可怕了，”波说。“罗兰国王生病了，这太可怕了，”安娜补充说。 “但这不是九头蛇的错！”“我没法在这里思考，”佩特拉脱口而出。 她推开了龙主。 “你就这么让她走吗？”罗里问格里菲斯。

"I cannot force Petra to connect with her dragon," he replied. "I hope she will come back soon. But until then, we must keep looking for a cure. Back to the books, Dragon Masters! I will go see if the Dragon Stone can help us." He turned to Drake. "Can you go check on Petra?" Drake nodded and ran out of the Dragon Caves. Part of him was angry with Petra. But he was also worried about her. She is far from home. I'm sure she thinks this is all her fault, he thought. She must feel terrible—especially now that all of our dragons are in danger!

“我不能强迫佩特拉和她的龙联系，”他回答。 “我希望她能快点回来。 但在那之前，我们必须继续寻找解药。 回到书本上来，龙大师们！我去看看龙石能不能帮上忙。” 他转向德雷克。“你能去看看佩特拉吗？”德雷克点点头，跑出了龙洞。 他有点生佩特拉的气。 但他也很担心她。 她离家很远。我肯定她认为这都是她的错，他想。 她一定很难过——尤其是现在我们所有的龙都处于危险之中！