8 The Truth Comes Out

CHAPTER 8 THE TRUTH COMES OUT Drake walked up the twisty staircase to the tower where the Dragon Masters slept. Petra's door was open. He poked his head inside. "Petra?" he asked. Petra sat on the edge of her bed, looking down at her lap.

第八章真相大白德雷克走上弯曲的楼梯，来到龙主们睡觉的塔楼。 佩特拉的门开着。他把头探了进去。 “佩特拉？”他问。佩特拉坐在床边，低头看着自己的膝盖。

"What happened to King Roland isn't your fault," Drake said. "But it is!" she cried. "I should have patted the hydra's heads—like you said—to calm her down. But I lied and said I should pat her tails instead. I-I-I was afraid." Drake sat down next to her. "Afraid of what?" "I'm terrified of my dragon," Petra admitted. "She's got four heads and shoots poison!" "But you're a Dragon Master," Drake said. "You can connect with her." Petra shook her head.

“发生在罗兰国王身上的事不是你的错，”德雷克说。 “可它是！”她叫道。“我应该像你说的那样拍拍九头蛇的头，让她平静下来。 但我撒了谎，说我应该拍拍她的尾巴。 我很害怕。”德雷克在她旁边坐下。 “怕什么？”“我害怕我的龙，”佩特拉承认。 “她有四个头，还会下毒！”“但你是龙大师。”德雷克说。 “你可以和她交流。” 佩特拉摇了摇头。

"How can I connect with her when I can't even touch her?" Petra asked. "Everybody in my family expects me to be good with dragons, like Cosmo was. But I'm not!" "When I first came here, I was afraid, too. Vulcan shot fire at me!" Drake said. "The dragons were all so big and scary-looking. But they're really friendly. I'll show you. Let's go back to the hydra." "Are you sure I won't get hurt?" Petra asked. "The hydra only shot poison at the king because she got scared," said Drake. "We'll take it nice and slow. And don't forget about your Dragon Stone. It will help you connect with your dragon." Petra took a deep breath. "Okay. I'll try."

“我连碰都碰不到她，我怎么能和她交流呢？”佩特拉问道。 “我家里的每个人都希望我能像科斯莫那样擅长与龙打交道。 但我不是！”“我刚来这里的时候，也很害怕。 火神向我开火了！”德雷克说。 “龙都那么大，看起来很可怕。 但是他们真的很友好。 我示范给你看。我们回到九头蛇那里去吧。” “你确定我不会受伤吗？”佩特拉问道。 德雷克说：“九头蛇只向国王开枪，因为她害怕了。” “我们要慢慢来。 别忘了你的龙石。 它会帮助你与你的龙建立联系。” 佩特拉深吸了一口气。“好吧。 我试试看。”

They went back down to the hydra's cave. Drake opened the gate. "Ask her to come out," he said. Petra faced her dragon. "Can you please come out?" The hydra slowly stepped out of her cave. "Now ask her to follow us," said Drake. "Please follow us, hydra," Petra said. The big green dragon followed Drake and Petra to the Training Room. The other Dragon Masters looked up from their books.

他们回到了九头蛇的洞穴。 德雷克打开了大门。“叫她出来，”他说。 佩特拉面对她的龙。“你能出来吗？”九头蛇慢慢地走出她的洞穴。 “现在让她跟我们来，”德雷克说。 “请跟我们来，九头蛇。”佩特拉说。 大绿龙跟着德雷克和佩特拉来到训练室。 其他的龙师从书本上抬起头来。

Drake reached out and gently stroked one of the hydra's heads. "See? She won't hurt you," he said. He reached out a hand to Petra. "Come on, we can do it together." Petra placed her hand in Drake's. Drake could feel that it was shaking. Together, they pet the hydra.

德雷克伸出手，轻轻地抚摸着其中一只九头蛇的头。 “看到了吗?她不会伤害你的，”他说。 他向佩特拉伸出一只手。 “来吧，我们可以一起做。” 佩特拉把手放在德雷克的手里。 德雷克能感觉到它在晃动。 他们一起抚摸着九头蛇。

The hydra began to make a strange sound. Purrrrrrrrrrr... "Is my dragon purring?" asked Petra. "She sounds like my kitten back home!" "She sounds happy," said Drake, smiling. Petra looked up at the hydra. "Can you help King Roland?" she asked. The Dragon Stone around her neck started to glow—but only for a second. Then it went dark. "It's not working!" Petra cried.

九头蛇开始发出一种奇怪的声音。 Purrrrrrrrrrr……“我的龙在叫吗？”佩特拉问。 “她听起来就像我家里的小猫！”“她听起来很开心。”德雷克笑着说。 佩特拉抬头看着九头蛇。 “你能帮助罗兰国王吗？”她问道。 她脖子上的龙石开始发光——但只持续了一秒钟。 然后天就黑了。“不管用！”佩特拉哭了。