010 幽谷

旁白 neutral

" Where do you think they took my parents?" Gliss asked tearfully

“你觉得他们把我父母带到哪儿去了？”格丽丝泪眼汪汪地问。

旁白 neutral

" I don't know." Zann tried to answer patiently, even though Gliss had asked the same question about fifty times already

“我不知道。”赞恩努力耐心回答，尽管格丽丝已经问了大概五十遍这个问题了。

旁白 neutral

" It'll be okay." Perda put an arm around Gliss' shoulders

“会没事的。”珀达一条胳膊搂住格丽丝的肩膀。

旁白 neutral

" We'll figure out how to save them. And Boz and all the others too."

“我们会想出办法救他们的。还有波兹和其他所有人。”

旁白 neutral

An hour had passed since Zann had zapped himself, Darb, and Zing to within a few paces of the Hollow

距离赞恩把自己、达布和晶瞬间传送到离空洞几步远的地方，已经过了一个小时。

旁白 neutral

Zing had whimpered as soon as he'd realized where they were

晶一意识到他们在哪儿，就呜呜地叫了起来。

旁白 neutral

But Darb had coaxed the nervous dragon into following him and Zann into the Hollow

不过达布哄着紧张的小龙，让它跟着他和赞恩进了空洞。

旁白 neutral

They'd peered out as Morb appeared. He'd looked around in confusion, muttered a few angry words, and then zapped himself away again

莫布出现时，他们向外张望。他困惑地环顾四周，气呼呼地嘟囔了几句，然后又瞬间传送走了。

旁白 neutral

Darb's plan had worked! Being in the Hollow had blocked whatever spell Morb was using to track Zann

达布的计划成功了！待在空洞里，挡住了莫布用来追踪赞恩的咒语。

旁白 neutral

A few minutes later, Perda and Gliss had arrived on foot

几分钟后，珀达和格丽丝走路赶到了。

旁白 neutral

Now it was getting dark, and they were all still in the Hollow

天色渐暗，他们仍然待在空洞里。

旁白 neutral

The Hollow was a low, grassy spot protected by a thick tangle of thorny vines

空洞是一块长满草的低洼地，周围有密密麻麻的荆棘藤保护。

旁白 neutral

The only entrance lay between the gnarled trunks of two ancient mood trees, and nobody who didn't know it was there would ever notice it

唯一的入口在两棵虬结古穆德树的树干之间，不知道这里的人根本不会注意到。

旁白 neutral

Not even Morb — whoever he might really be

连莫布也不例外——不管他究竟是谁。

旁白 neutral

" We need to figure out how a Void got such strong magic," Zann said

“我们得弄清楚，一个虚空者怎么会拥有这么强的魔法。”赞恩说。

旁白 neutral

" Enough to perform Flash Freezes, and whatever Tracking spell he was using to follow me."

“强到能施展瞬间冰冻，还有那个跟踪我的追踪魔法。”

旁白 neutral

Gliss looked confused." How would a Void get any magic at all?" she asked." It's impossible, isn't it?"

格丽丝一脸不解。“一个虚空者怎么可能会有魔法呢？”她问，“不可能的吧？”

旁白 neutral

" Not totally," Zann said." I knew a Void when I lived in First City

“也不是完全不可能。”赞恩说，“我住在第一城时认识一个虚空者。

旁白 neutral

His mom was a Red, and she infused a pair of gloves with a little bit of magic he could use each day

他妈妈是红魔法师，她给一双手套注入了少许魔法，让他每天可以使用。

旁白 neutral

Just enough to conjure up lunch and stuff like that."

刚好够变出午饭之类的东西。”

旁白 neutral

Zann was surprised that Gliss didn't know about that sort of thing

赞恩很惊讶格丽丝居然不知道这类事情。

旁白 neutral

Then again, she'd lived in Swamp Bottom all her life

不过话说回来，她一辈子都住在沼泽底。

旁白 neutral

There were only a few Voids in town, and most seemed content to rely on others for what little magic they needed to get by

镇上只有少数几个虚空者，而且大多数人似乎都满足于依靠别人施舍点小魔法来勉强度日。

旁白 neutral

It was different in the larger towns and cities, where people weren't as neighborly

在较大的城镇和城市里情况就不同了，那里的人们可没这么友善互助。

旁白 neutral

" But that's not the kind of magic we're talking about," Perda said

“但我们讨论的不是那种魔法，”珀达说。

旁白 neutral

" No magic-infused glove could do a Flash Freeze. The magic would be too weak

“没有哪个注入魔法的手套能使出'瞬间冻结'。那魔法太弱了。

旁白 neutral

You couldn't even use it to zap yourself six inches away."

你甚至没法用它将自己击退个十几厘米远。”

旁白 neutral

" I know." Zann was thinking hard." The Directory said Morb worked in the research lab at the university, remember?

“我知道。”赞恩苦苦思索着。“指南上说莫布在大学的研究实验室工作，还记得吗？

旁白 neutral

Maybe he learned about some stronger kind of infusion

也许他学到了某种更强的注入方法。

旁白 neutral

Researchers are always working on new forms of magic there."

那里的研究员们总是在研发新的魔法形式。”

旁白 neutral

Perda looked skeptical." If researchers were working on something that big, we would've heard about it," she said

珀达一脸怀疑。“如果研究人员真的在搞那么大动静的东西，我们肯定会听到风声的。”她说。

旁白 neutral

" Every Void in Magica would be lining up to try it. Right, Darb?"

“那样的话，马基卡的所有虚空者都会排着队去尝试。对吧，达布？”

旁白 neutral

Darb shrugged and kept petting Zing, who lay beside him looking anxious and miserable

达布耸了耸肩，继续抚摸着辛，辛躺在他身边，看起来焦虑又可怜。

旁白 neutral

" I wonder how Morb got those trolls to work with him," Darb said

“我在想，莫布是怎么让那些巨魔为他效力的。”达布说。

旁白 neutral

Perda shuddered." Those trolls were scary! I never saw a real one before. Only pictures in books."

珀达打了个寒颤。“那些巨魔太吓人了！我以前从没见过真的。只在书的图片里看过。”

旁白 neutral

Gliss wasn't paying much attention to the others

格丽丝没怎么注意其他人。

旁白 neutral

" I can't believe my parents are gone," she moaned." We need to find them!"

“我不敢相信我父母被抓走了，”她呜咽着说，“我们必须找到他们！”

旁白 neutral

" I know," Zann said." I'm worried about my grandfather too

“我知道，”赞恩说，“我也担心我爷爷。

旁白 neutral

But Morb got a good look at all of us

但是，莫布把我们每个人都看得一清二楚。

旁白 neutral

Who knows what he'd do if he saw us again?"

要是他再见到我们，谁知道他会做出什么事来？”

旁白 neutral

" We already know what he'd do to you two." Perda glanced at Zann and Gliss

“我们已经知道他会对你们两个做什么了。”珀达看了一眼赞恩和格丽丝。

旁白 neutral

" He'd summon his trolls to carry you off."

“他会召唤他的巨魔把你们抓走。”

旁白 neutral

Darb stepped toward the entrance and looked out

达布走到入口处，向外望去。

旁白 neutral

" Maybe I should sneak back to town," he suggested

“也许我应该悄悄溜回镇子上去。”他提议道。

旁白 neutral

" I could let our families know what happened and see what I can find out."

“我可以让我们的家人知道发生了什么，也看看我能打听到什么。”

旁白 neutral

" No way," Zann said." It's too risky."

“绝对不行，”赞恩说，“太冒险了。”

旁白 neutral

Perda nodded." If we hide out here for a while, the grown-ups will take care of everything. Right?"

珀达点了点头。“如果我们在这里躲一阵子，大人们会处理好一切的，对吧？”

旁白 neutral

Nobody said anything for a long moment. Zann felt sick and scared

好一会儿都没人说话。赞恩感到既难受又害怕。

旁白 neutral

He'd always longed for adventure and excitement. Now he'd found it

他一直都渴望冒险和刺激。现在他找到了。

旁白 neutral

But somehow it wasn't nearly as much fun as he'd imagined it would be

但这远没有他曾经想象的那么有趣。

旁白 neutral

Darb was still staring out into the night." Look!" he said suddenly

达布还在凝视着外面的夜色。“看！”他突然说道。

旁白 neutral

" Here comes a message moth. We'd better see who it's for."

“飞来了一只信蛾。我们最好看看它是给谁的。”

旁白 neutral

Zann's heart thumped." Are you sure that's a good idea?

赞恩的心怦怦直跳。“你确定这是个好主意吗？

旁白 neutral

What if Morb can track us through it?"

万一莫布能通过它追踪到我们呢？”

旁白 neutral

" I doubt it," Perda said." Otherwise he would have found me and Gliss when you sent us that message earlier."

“我觉得不会，”珀达说，“不然之前你给我们发那条消息时，他早就找到我和格丽丝了。”

旁白 neutral

" Right. It seemed like his Tracking spell worked by locating the person who was creating the magic," Darb said in his logical way

“对。看来他的追踪咒是通过定位施法的人来起作用的，”达布用他那种富有逻辑的方式说道。

旁白 neutral

" It probably doesn't track the moth itself, or the person that it's going to."

“它很可能不会追踪信蛾本身，或它要去寻找的人。”

旁白 neutral

" I hope you're right." Zann stepped outside with the others

“希望你是对的。”赞恩和其他人一起走了出去。

旁白 neutral

The moth immediately fluttered over to him

信蛾立刻翩然飞到了他身边。

旁白 neutral

He gently held the creature in his hands, peering at it in the moonlight

他轻轻地将这个小生命捧在手中，借着月光仔细端详。

旁白 neutral

" It's from Boz!" he said when he saw the name etched on one wing

“是波兹寄来的！”当他看到刻在一只翅膀上的名字时，说道。

旁白 neutral

The message on the other wing was inscribed in Boz's sloppy handwriting, not the neater letters that appeared when he wrote mentally

另一只翅膀上的信息是用波兹潦草的字迹刻的，而不是他用意念书写时显现的那种更工整的字体。

旁白 neutral

It read: Morb no good. Find my old diary and show it to palace

上面写着：莫布是坏蛋。找到我的旧日记，给王宫看。

旁白 neutral

" That means he's alive!" Perda cried." The Reds who disappeared are alive!"

“这说明他还活着！”珀达喊道。“那些失踪的红系术士还活着！”

旁白 neutral

Gliss looked relieved." We have to find them and save them!"

格丽丝看起来松了口气。“我们必须找到他们，救出他们！”

旁白 neutral

Zann knew she was right. But it wasn't going to be easy

赞恩知道她是对的。但这不会容易。

旁白 neutral

To find Boz's diary, they'd have to leave the safety of the Hollow and return to where Zann's house had been

为了找到波兹的日记，他们必须离开安全的空洞，回到赞恩家原来所在的地方。

旁白 neutral

Then they would need to figure out how to get to the palace in First City

然后，他们还得想办法前往第一城的王宫。

旁白 neutral

And they'd have to do it all without any magic

而这一切他们都必须在没有任何魔法的情况下完成。