9 Eko's Story

CHAPTER 9 EKO'S STORY Drake saw Rori just up ahead. She was hurrying down the tunnel leading to the dragon caves. Is she going to visit Vulcan? Drake wondered. He kept following her. But she passed right by the dragons. She entered the secret tunnel leading to Griffith and Diego — and Eko.

第九章EKO的故事德雷克看见罗里就在前面。 她匆匆穿过通往龙洞的隧道。 她要去瓦肯星吗？ 德雷克很好奇。他一直跟着她。 但她正好经过了龙。 她进入了通往格里菲斯、迭戈和埃科的秘密通道。

When Drake caught up to Rori, she was standing outside Eko's cell. She frowned when she saw Drake. She put a finger to her lips. "We shouldn't be down here. What are you doing?" Drake whispered. Rori frowned. "Listen!" she hissed. "Why, Eko, why?" Griffith was saying from inside the cell. "What do you want with our dragons?" "They are not your dragons, Griffith!" Eko replied. "They never were. Just like poor Neru was never yours to take." The wizards were silent.

德雷克追上罗里时，她正站在艾科的牢房外。 她看到德雷克时皱起了眉头。 她把一根手指放在嘴唇上。 “我们不应该到这里来。 你在干什么？”德雷克低声说。 Rori皱起了眉头。“听！”她低声说。 “为什么，Eko，为什么？”格里菲斯在牢房里说的话。 “你要我们的龙做什么？”“它们不是你的龙，格里菲思！”Eko最近回答道。 “从来都不是。就像可怜的尼鲁也不是你能带走的。” 巫师们沉默了。

"That's right, you can't deny it," Eko said. "I know that Neru was taken from his family." "Eko," Griffith said. "It was for the best. You and Neru were meant to be together. The Dragon Stone chose you to connect with him." "But Neru didn't choose to serve your greedy king," Eko replied. "That is why I had to free him." Then Drake heard Diego's voice. "Eko, how is Neru free?" he asked. "He is with you, not his family."

“没错，你不能否认，”Eko说。 “我知道尼鲁是被人从家里带走的。” “Eko，”格里菲斯说。“这是最好的选择。 你和尼鲁注定要在一起。 龙石选择了你和他联系。” “但尼鲁并没有选择为你们贪婪的国王服务。” “这就是为什么我必须释放他。” 然后德雷克听到了迭戈的声音。 “埃科，尼鲁怎么自由了？”他问。 “他和你在一起，而不是他的家人。”

"I gave him a choice, and he chose to stay with me," Eko said. "He had been away from his family for too long to go back. But it is not too late for the other dragons. I knew that if I was more powerful, then I could rescue more dragons from greedy rulers like King Roland. So I spent years learning how to use Neru's powers as my own. And then I heard about a lost baby dragon."

“我给了他一个选择，他选择和我在一起，”Eko说。 “他离开家人太久了，不能回去。 但对其他龙来说还不算太晚。 我知道，如果我更强大，我就能从罗兰国王这样贪婪的统治者手中救出更多的龙。 所以我花了几年的时间学习如何把尼鲁的力量当作自己的力量来使用。 然后我听说有一只迷路的小龙。”

"I saw you use your powers to keep Lalo with you," Griffith pointed out. "He is not free." "And Lalo was created by the prime Dragon Stone. He has no family except for Carlos," Diego added. "He still has a right to be free if he wants, when he is old enough," Eko said. "The other dragons, they can be free now." "I do not believe that you really want the dragons to be free," Griffith said. "I fear you want them for your own gain." "You have never trusted me, Griffith," Eko said. "And you have not changed. I can tell you did not trust that fiery girl today — the only brave one among your new Dragon Masters." Drake glanced at Rori. Her eyes were wide.

“我看到你用你的力量把拉洛留在你身边。”格里菲斯指出。 “他没有自由。”"拉洛是由至尊龙石创造的。 除了卡洛斯，他没有其他家人。”迭戈补充道。 “如果他想，当他足够大的时候，他仍然有自由的权利，”Eko说。 “其他的龙，现在可以自由了。” “我不相信你真的想让龙获得自由，”格里菲斯说。 “恐怕你是为了自己的利益而要他们的。” “你从来就不相信我，格里菲斯，”艾科说。 “你一点也没有变。 我看得出来，你今天不信任那个脾气暴躁的姑娘——她是你们的新龙师中唯一勇敢的。” 德雷克瞥了罗里一眼。她的眼睛睁得大大的。

"You never gave me a reason to trust you," Griffith replied. "You could have talked to us about your concern for the dragons. Instead, you attacked. You'll never change." "We should leave, Griffith," Diego said. "Eko is as stubborn as ever. She will not listen to us." Rori tugged on Drake's sleeve. "Let's go!" she whispered. Rori and Drake ran down the tunnel.

“你从来没有给过我信任你的理由，”格里菲斯回答。 “你可以告诉我们你对龙的担心。 相反，你攻击我。你永远不会改变。” “我们该走了，格里菲斯。”迭戈说。 “Eko和以前一样固执。 她不会听我们的。” 罗里拉了拉德雷克的袖子。 “我们走吧！”她低声说。 罗里和德雷克跑下了隧道。