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Perda smiled as Zing shot another burst of flame at Zann

"Good old Zing," she thought.

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Then her smile faded. She was troubled by what

Mellis had just told them.

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" I don't care much about what happens to Vilkor," she thought

“我不太在乎Vilkor会怎么样，”她想。

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" But Mellis cares about him, and I care about Mellis

“但Mellis在乎他，而我在乎Mellis。

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Zann and I haven't known her that long, but she already

feels like a true friend."

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" Let's decide what to do," she said after Zing settled down

and Zann magically healed his burns.

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" Should we return to Magica, or stay and try to convince Zira to

share the truth about magic with everyone?"

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Zann shrugged." I don't like the thought of Zira and Vilkor running things

Zann耸耸肩。“我不喜欢Zira和Vilkor掌权这个想法。

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But it's not our world. Maybe it's none of our business."

但这不是我们的世界。也许这不关我们的事。”

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Perda felt more troubled than ever. Could Zann be right?

Perda感到前所未有的烦恼。Zann可能是对的吗？

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" If Mellis can convince her uncle and Zira to rule for the benefit of all

maybe it wouldn't be so bad," she said.

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" But still, leaving now doesn't seem right."

“不过，现在就离开似乎也不对。”

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She glanced over to see what Mellis thought

她瞥了一眼，想看看梅莉丝是怎么想的。

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But Mellis hardly seemed to be listening. She was gazing out the window

但梅莉丝似乎根本没在听。她正凝视着窗外。

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" What's wrong?" Perda asked

“怎么了？”佩达问道。

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Mellis sighed." I was just thinking about the pendant I lost."

梅莉丝叹了口气。“我只是在想我丢了的那个吊坠。”

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Perda recalled hearing Mellis mention that she'd lost something

佩达想起曾听梅莉丝提过她丢了什么东西。

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" What kind of pendant?" she asked

“什么样的吊坠？”她问道。

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" It was the only thing I still had that belonged to my mother," Mellis said sadly

“那是我还拥有的唯一属于我妈妈的东西，”梅莉丝悲伤地说。

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" I noticed it was gone shortly after you two arrived

“我是在你们两个到达后不久发现它不见的。

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I must have broken the cord while digging the well."

一定是我挖井的时候把绳子弄断了。”

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" We could zap out there later and help you search," Zann said

“我们可以晚点瞬移过去帮你找，”赞恩说。

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" We should probably check on the wormhole anyway."

“反正我们也该去看看那个虫洞。”

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" We haven't decided yet if we're leaving right away," Perda reminded him

“我们还没决定是不是马上就走，”佩达提醒他。

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" I know," Zann said." But we don't even know if we can get

to the wormhole by the well.

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If we can't, we'll have to zap all the way back out to the mines."

如果不行，我们就得一路瞬移回矿区去。”

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" The mines?" Mellis echoed." What do you mean?"

“矿区？”梅莉丝重复道。“什么意思？”

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While Zann told her about the wormhole he'd discovered near the mines

Perda paced the room and thought about what to do.

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She didn't trust Zira, or Vilkor, for that matter

她不信任齐拉，其实也不信任维尔科尔。

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How could they even think about leaving Mellis — and all

of Terrica—in their greedy hands?

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She was still pondering the same question a few hours later at a sumptuous

feast in the banquet hall that overlooked Zira's courtyard garden.

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The purple berries on the bush outside seemed to glow as

a moon rose in the darkening sky.

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Zann pushed back his chair." I'd better take Zing for a walk," he said to Zira

赞恩推开椅子。“我最好带小焰去散个步吧，”他对齐拉说道。

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" He gets restless and starts setting things on fire if he's kept indoors

for too long. May I be excused?"

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" Of course," Zira said before returning her attention to her

conversation with the woman beside her.

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A few minutes later, Mellis excused herself as well, saying she wanted

to prepare sleeping chambers for Perda and Zann.

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Perda forced herself to wait several more minutes before standing up

佩尔达强迫自己又等了几分钟，才站起身来。

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" I'm exhausted," she said, faking a yawn." I think I'll head straight to bed."

“我累坏了，”她说着，打了个假哈欠。“我想我直接去睡了。”

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She hurried outside and found Zann and Mellis waiting. Zing was there too

她匆忙赶到外面，发现赞恩和梅莉丝正等着。小焰也在那里。

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" Are you sure we should bring him?" she asked as the

little dragon flew in a circle overhead.

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" He tends to attract attention."

"它确实容易引人注目。"

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" I'm not leaving him behind again," Zann said

"我绝不再丢下它了。"赞恩说。

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Perda shrugged." Okay, you're right. We should stick

together from now on."

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They zapped to the well. The villagers were gone

but the area wasn't completely deserted.

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A pack of gorzogs was there, circling a large metal cage

一群戈佐格在那里，围着一个大金属笼子打转。

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A man cowered inside the cage, dodging as the gorzogs

occasionally stuck a clawed paw in to try to grab him.

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" It's Trof, the plonk farmer!" Perda cried

"是特罗夫，那个种布朗果的农夫！"佩达喊道。

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Trof stared at the kids with terror in his eyes

特罗夫盯着孩子们，眼里充满了恐惧。

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There was a long scratch on his face and another

on his arm. "Help me!" he cried.

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Perda didn't like Trof. But she hated to see anyone suffer

佩达不喜欢特罗夫。但她实在看不得任何人受苦。

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She rubbed her hands together

她搓了搓双手。

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" Get out of here!" she yelled as she sent several

fireballs toward the gorzogs.

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The creatures jumped in surprise and dodged the fireballs

那些生物惊跳起来，躲开了火球。

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But they didn't run away

但它们没有逃走。

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Perda and Zann tried creating a loud horn sound next

and then bright, flashing lights.

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" Stop," Mellis cried, pointing

“停下，”梅莉丝喊道，用手指着。

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" All you're doing is attracting more! Gorzogs are practically fearless."

“你们这样做只会引来更多！戈佐格几乎无所畏惧。”

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Perda glanced toward the horizon, where more gorzogs

were creeping into view out of the darkness.

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" We'd better zap away," she said." Maybe we can figure

out how to zap this guy with us."

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" No, wait," Zann said

“不，等等，”赞恩说。

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" The gorzogs seemed to react to Zing's song before

remember? Zing! Try singing!"

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The little dragon started whistling. At first

nothing happened.

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" A fire whistler's song doesn't usually work on

otherworldly creatures," Perda reminded Zann.

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" Wait," Mellis said." Look!"

“等等，”梅莉丝说。“看！”

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One of the gorzogs had stopped to stare up

at Zing. Several others did the same.

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Their eyes were glassy

它们的眼睛变得呆滞无神。

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A couple of them drooled slightly as they swayed

in time with the dragon's song.

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" It's working!" Perda exclaimed. She and Zann

rushed to the cage.

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As soon as Trof was free, he raced away without

even thanking the kids.

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" Let's get out of here," Zann said." We'll come back later

when the gorzogs are gone."

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Perda nodded, but Mellis didn't respond

佩达点了点头，但梅莉丝没有回应。

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She appeared to be listening carefully to Zing's song

她似乎正在仔细聆听小焰的歌声。

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Then she opened her mouth — and started to sing!

然后她张开了嘴——开始唱了起来！

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Her voice echoed the dragon's song almost perfectly!

她的嗓音几乎完美地模仿了龙的歌声！

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The gorzogs heard it too. They swayed

and turned to face her adoringly.

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After a moment Mellis stepped forward

and patted one on its scruffy head!

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" Wow!" Zann exclaimed

“哇！”赞恩惊叹道。

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Suddenly Zira zapped into view

突然，齐拉瞬移出现了。

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" Uh-oh!" Perda thought." We're in trouble!"

“哎呀！”佩达心想。“我们有麻烦了！”