092 寻找莫布

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" Oh no!" Zann exclaimed. He dropped the stone

“哦，不！”赞恩惊呼道。他丢下了石头。

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Instantly the vision of his parents was gone

父母的幻象瞬间消失了。

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" What is it?" Perda asked." Did you see them too?"

“怎么了？”佩尔达问。“你也看到他们了？”

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Zann nodded, too overwhelmed to speak. His parents had looked so real — and so scared!

赞恩点点头，激动得说不出话来。他的父母看起来那么真实——还那么害怕！

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" But why are we seeing them now?" Perda wondered

“可我们怎么现在就看见了他们？”佩尔达纳闷道。

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" I've touched that stone lots of times."

“我摸过那块石头好多回了。”

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" Message stones are mysterious things," Wyssa said

“信息石是很神秘的东西，”薇萨说。

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" They hold on to the magical essence of all who touch them."

“它们会保留所有触摸者的魔力精华。”

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" That's how Mother used the stone to help us," Gliss put in

“母亲就是用那块石头来帮我们的。”格利斯插话道。

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" Mother? Who's that?" Venna asked

“母亲？那是谁？”文娜问道。

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Gliss, Perda, and Darb quickly told her about their adventure in Zon, the world with no boys

格利斯、珀达和达布很快向她讲述他们在佐恩——那个没有男孩的世界——的冒险经历。

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" Interesting," Wyssa said when they'd finished

“有意思，”他们说完后，薇莎说道。

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" Mother's spell must have made the stone's messages stronger, allowing Perda to see them too."

“母亲的咒语一定增强了石头的讯息，让珀达也能看到。”

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" Does this mean Zann's parents are nearby?" Gliss asked

“这是否意味着赞恩的父母在附近？”格利斯问。

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Wyssa nodded." Such magic works best when it's close to the source of the message."

薇莎点点头，“这种魔法靠近讯息源头时效果最好。”

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" The source — you mean Zann's parents?" Darb asked." Are they here in Rood?"

“源头——你是说赞恩的父母？”达布问，“他们就在这里，在鲁德？”

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" It seems likely," said Wyssa

“看来很有可能，”薇莎说。

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Zann gasped." Oh!"

赞恩倒吸一口气。“哦！”

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Wyssa continued." My guess is that Morb has just returned to wherever he's holding Zann's parents captive, and they became frightened."

薇莎继续说道：“我猜莫布刚回到关押赞恩父母的地方，他们因此受了惊吓。”

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" And their fear caused the stone to send that vision to whoever was touching it." Venna peered at the stone." Fascinating!"

“他们的恐惧让石头把那个景象传给触碰它的人。”维娜凝视着石头。“真是奇妙！”

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" If Morb is back with his prisoners, he probably found the Horn already," Perda pointed out

“如果莫布带着囚犯回来了，那他可能已经找到号角了。”珀达指出。

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" Not necessarily." Wyssa turned to Venna." Tell me where it is."

“不一定。”薇莎转向薇娜。“告诉我它在哪里。”

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" Wait!" Zann blurted out before Venna could respond." Don't tell her."

“等等！”薇娜还没来得及回答，赞恩就脱口而出。“别告诉她。”

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" What?" Wyssa glared at Zann." This is no time for games, boy."

“什么？”薇莎瞪着赞恩。“现在不是玩游戏的时候，小子。”

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Zann felt nervous, especially when he remembered how easily Wyssa had broken his Shackle spell. But he stood his ground

赞恩感到紧张，特别是想起薇莎轻松破除了他的枷锁咒语。但他坚持住了自己的立场。

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" I know you want to punish Morb," he said

“我知道你想惩罚莫布，”他说。

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" But first we need to find my parents

“但我们首先得找到我的父母。

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Morb might be the only one who can lead us to them."

莫布可能是唯一能带我们找到他们的人。”

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He expected Wyssa to get even angrier

他本以为薇莎会更生气。

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Instead she looked at the ground and sighed

但她却看着地面叹了口气。

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" You're right," she said." This is my chance to make things right

“你说得对，”她说，“这是我弥补一切、重新开始的机会。”

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Not just by making Morb pay for what he's done, but also by doing what I can to help Nax and Asta."

不仅要让莫布为他的所作所为付出代价，还要尽我所能帮助纳克斯和阿斯塔。”

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" Thanks." Zann was relieved. He told Wyssa where they'd seen the Horn

“谢谢。”赞恩松了口气，把看到号角的地方告诉了薇莎。

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Her expression darkened again." The only thing hiding it was some rubble?

她的表情又沉了下来。“就只是些碎石块挡着而已？

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I'm sure Morb had the Horn within seconds after leaving here."

我敢肯定莫布离开这儿后，眨眼工夫就把号角拿到手了。”

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" We need to find him before he uses it," Venna said

“我们得在他使用号角前找到他。”薇娜说。

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" But how? I don't know if he has a lair here in Rood."

“可是怎么找？我不知道他在鲁德这里有没有藏身处。”

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" I have an idea." Wyssa pursed her lips and whistled

“我有个主意。”薇莎抿了抿嘴唇，吹了声口哨。

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Several tiny people zapped into view. Whistlefeather was among them

几个小人儿嗖地出现在眼前。哨羽也在其中。

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" Have you found him?" Whistlefeather asked eagerly." Is Morb gone?"

“你找到他了吗？”哨羽急切地问，“莫布离开了吗？”

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" I'm afraid not," Wyssa said." We need your help

“恐怕没有，”薇莎说。“我们需要你们的帮助。”

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Does he have a lair in this world?"

他在这个世界有巢穴吗？”

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Whistlefeather hesitated, trading a look with the other Roodians." Yes, but..." His voice trailed off

哨羽迟疑了一下，和其他的鲁德人互相交换了一个眼神。“有，可是……”他的声音越来越小。

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" We'd like to help," a Roodian woman said, her voice trembling

“我们很想帮忙，”一个鲁德女人声音颤抖地说。

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" But we fear Morb's retribution. He's holding our queen prisoner."

“但我们害怕莫布的报复。他把我们的女王囚禁了。”

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" Your queen?" Zann recalled the tiny, frightened woman from his vision

“你们的女王？”赞恩想起了幻象中那个弱小、惊惧的女人。

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Whistlefeather nodded." We're afraid that if we tell you where Morb's lair is, he'll toss the queen through the nearest wormhole."

哨羽点了点头。“我们担心，如果告诉你们莫布的巢穴在哪儿，他会把女王扔进最近的虫洞里。”

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Perda shrugged." What's so bad about that?"

珀达耸耸肩。“那有什么不好的？”

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" It would kill her," Wyssa said grimly

“那会要了她的命的，”薇莎严肃地说。

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" The Roodians told me they cannot pass through any wormhole."

“鲁德人告诉过我，他们无法穿过任何虫洞。”

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The Roodian woman nodded." Many have tried in the past

鲁德女人点点头。“过去很多人尝试过。”

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All were flung back into Rood — lifeless."

所有人被弹回鲁德——都死了。”

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" Wow," Gliss said." I guess that's why Rood stayed undiscovered for so long."

“哇，”格利斯说，“我想这就是鲁德这么久都未被发现的原因。”

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" Well, it explains why Roodians can't visit other worlds."

“这也就解释了为什么鲁德人不能造访其他世界。”

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Perda glanced at a wormhole blinking nearby

珀达瞥了一眼附近闪烁的虫洞。

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" But there are wormholes to so many other worlds here!

“但这里有通往这么多其他世界的虫洞！

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I'm surprised nobody has ever come through one of them."

我很惊讶从来没有人穿过它们来到这边。”

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" The wormholes here don't work like most wormholes," Whistlefeather said

“这里的虫洞跟大多数虫洞不一样，”哨羽说。

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" One can pass from Rood to any other world

“人们可以从鲁德前往任何其他世界。

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But the wormholes only work in one direction

但这些虫洞只能单向通行。

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Rood itself can only be reached via the vortex."

鲁德本身只能通过虫洞到达。

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" Yes," Wyssa added." And there's only one incoming wormhole in Rood

“是的，”薇莎补充道，“而且鲁德只有一个进来的虫洞。

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It's very unpredictable." She sighed, rubbing her forehead

它非常难以预测。”她叹了口气，揉了揉额头。

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" In any case, we can't endanger the queen. We'll have to find another way..."

“不管怎样，我们不能危及女王。我们得另想办法......”

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" Wait." A young Roodian stepped forward." Any other way will take too long. We'll tell you where Morb is."

“等等。”一个年轻的鲁德人走上前。“别的办法都太慢了。我们告诉你莫布在哪里。”

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" Prince Doni, no!" another Roodian exclaimed." Your mother — "

“多尼王子，不行！”另一个鲁德人喊道。“你的母亲——”

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" My mother would want us to help these people."

“我母亲会希望我们帮助这些人。”

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The prince squared his tiny shoulders." She's the bravest person I know

王子挺起他小小的肩膀。“她是我认识的最勇敢的人。

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She would want to defeat Morb, no matter the risk to her own safety."

她会想要打败莫布，不管她自己的安全有多大风险。”

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He snapped his fingers. A piece of parchment appeared in his hand

他打了个响指。一张羊皮纸出现在他手中。

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" Morb is forcing many of our people to act as his servants, cleaning the lair and preparing food. They drew this map."

“莫布强迫我们很多人当他的仆人，打扫巢穴、准备食物。他们画了这张地图。”

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" Why would Morb need servants?" Darb wondered

“莫布为什么需要仆人？”达布纳闷道。

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" He should be able to do that stuff with magic."

“那些事他应该能用魔法做到啊。”

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" He loves bossing people around," said Perda." That's probably why."

“他就爱对人发号施令，”珀达说。“很可能就是这个原因。”

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Wyssa was examining the map." Thank you," she told the Roodians

薇莎正在查看地图。“谢谢你们，”她对鲁德人们说。

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" We'll try to rescue your queen if we can."

“如果可以的话，我们会设法救出你们的女王。”

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Prince Doni nodded his thanks." But be careful!" he warned

多尼王子点头致谢。“但千万要小心！”他警告说。

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" The Gray Gorge is a dangerous place."

“灰色峡谷是个危险的地方。”

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Zann wasn't worried about danger. He had to find his parents!

赞恩并不担心危险。他必须找到他的父母！

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" What are we waiting for?" he said." Let's go!"

“我们还等什么？”他说。“我们走！”

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Wyssa nodded." Zap!"

薇莎点了点头。“嗖！”

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Zann landed with a grunt on hard ground

赞恩闷哼一声，落到了坚硬的地面上。

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Looking up he saw a forbidding stone tower shrouded in ghostly gray fog

他抬头一看，看见一座令人生畏的石塔笼罩在幽灵般的灰色雾气中。

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He looked down and realized everyone was standing near the edge of a huge chasm

他低头一看，发现大家都站在一个巨大深渊的边缘附近。

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It was so deep Zann couldn't see the bottom

深渊深得让赞恩看不到底。

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A howling wind whipped in and out of it, pulling in anything it could grab

呼啸的狂风在深渊里来回穿梭，把能卷走的东西都卷了进去。

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" Aah!" Zann cried as he felt himself suddenly losing balance

“啊！”赞恩感到自己突然失去平衡，叫了起来。