12 Fire and Ice

CHAPTER 12 FIRE AND ICE Hulda stood in the center of the great hall. She raised her arms above her head. Yellow magic shot from her fingertips. The ice melted off Shu and Zera. It melted off all the people in the fortress. It melted off the floors and the walls.

第十二章冰与火胡尔达站在大厅中央。 她把双臂举过头顶。 黄色的魔法从她的指尖射出。 舒和泽拉身上的冰融化了。 它融化了要塞里所有的人。 它从地板和墙壁上融化了。

The ice did not melt into big, watery puddles. It just disappeared. The unfrozen people gazed around the hall, confused. Drake thought they looked like people waking from sleep. The king and queen called Hulda over to them. "My wizard, what has happened?" the king asked. "The Ice Giant— is he gone? And where did all these dragons come from?"

冰没有融化成水洼。 它就这样消失了。没有冻住的人困惑地环顾着大厅。 德雷克觉得他们看起来像刚从睡梦中醒来的人。 国王和王后把胡尔达叫过来。 “我的巫师，发生了什么事？”国王问道。 “冰巨人——他走了吗？” 这些龙是从哪里来的呢？”

Hulda smiled. "I will let Mina explain," she said. "It was she who rescued us." Mina bowed. "King Lars. Queen Sigrid. I did not rescue you alone," she began. "These are Dragon Masters from the Kingdom of Bracken. I traveled there to seek their help. Together, we defeated Vasty." King Lars raised an eyebrow. He reminded Drake of King Roland. But King Lars had a white beard, not a red one. And this king's robes were brown and furry. "How good of King Roland to send his best Dragon Masters to help me," King Lars said. Drake looked at his friends. King Roland did not even know they were there!

赫尔达笑了。“我会让米娜解释的，”她说。 “是她救了我们。” 米娜鞠躬。“拉斯王。西格丽德女王。 我不是一个人来救你的。” “这些是来自布拉肯王国的龙师。 我去那里寻求他们的帮助。 我们一起打败了Vasty。” 拉尔斯国王扬起了眉毛。 他让德雷克想起了罗兰国王。 但是拉尔斯国王的胡子是白的，不是红的。 这位国王的长袍是棕色的，毛绒绒的。 “罗兰国王真是太好了，他派了他最好的龙师来帮助我，”拉尔斯国王说。 德雷克看着他的朋友们。 罗兰国王根本不知道他们在那里！

Rori bowed to King Lars, and said, "King Roland is happy to help you, Your Majesty." Drake knew this was a lie. But a smart lie, he thought. "I shall not forget this kindness," King Lars said. Queen Sigrid smiled at them. "Please, stay and let us celebrate this victory with a great feast!" Bo's stomach rumbled at the word feast. But the Dragon Masters knew they couldn't stay. That would be very nice, Your Majesty, but we must get back to Bracken right away," Drake said. King Lars nodded. "Very well." The Dragon Masters climbed onto their dragons. Rori turned to Mina. "You were right. iohlik. Vasty was tough to beat!"

罗里向拉尔斯国王鞠了一躬，说：“罗兰国王很乐意帮助您，陛下。” 德雷克知道这是个谎言。 但这是个聪明的谎言，他想。 “我不会忘记你的好意，”拉尔斯国王说。 西格丽德王后朝他们笑了笑。 “请留下，让我们举行一场盛大的宴会来庆祝这场胜利！”波听到盛宴这个词，肚子咕咕直叫。 但龙主知道他们不能留下来。 那太好了，陛下，但我们必须马上回到布莱肯。”德雷克说。 拉尔斯国王点点头。“很好。” 龙师们爬上了他们的龙。 罗里转向米娜。“你说得对。 Vasty是很难打败的！”

Mina smiled. "And your Vulcan is very powerful. Almost as powerful as Frost." Drake turned to Mina. "It was nice meeting you," he said. Mina shook his hand. She squeezed it hard. "I will never forget you," she said. She looked up at the others on their dragons. "I will not forget any of you. And if you ever need my help, you will have it." Drake nodded. "Thank you," he said. He looked at his friends. "Everybody, touch Worm." The Dragon Masters obeyed. Then Drake touched Worm's neck. "Worm, take us home!"

米娜笑了。“你的火神很强大。 几乎和弗罗斯特一样强大。” 德雷克转向米娜。“很高兴见到你，”他说。 米娜握了握他的手。她用力捏了一下。 “我永远不会忘记你，”她说。 她抬头看着其他骑着龙的人。 “我不会忘记你们中的任何一个人。 如果你需要我的帮助，我会帮你的。” 德雷克点点头。“谢谢你，”他说。 他看着他的朋友们。“大家，摸摸虫子。” 龙主们服从了。 然后德雷克摸了摸虫子的脖子。 “虫子，带我们回家吧！”