From the journal of Giogioni Wyvernspur:摘自乔吉奥尼·飞龙刺的日记：1
The 25th of Ches, in the Year of the Shadows Second Codicil by Olive Ruskettle阴影之年，切斯月二十五日——奥利芙·拉斯凯特尔所作第二篇补遗2
Three days have passed since the events I described in the previous codicil to this volume, and Giogioni has still not returned to Immersea.自从我在本卷上一篇补遗中记述的那些事发生后，三天过去了，乔吉奥尼仍未回到伊默海。3
I’m beginning to wonder if Mother Lleddew didn’t peer into her scrying font and see what she wanted to see: Giogioni soaring away from his battle with Flattery, when that may not have happened at all.我开始怀疑，莱杜主母是不是从占卜池中看到了她想看到的景象：乔吉奥尼与弗拉特里一战后振翅飞走，可那一幕也许根本没有发生。4
Perhaps she confused the wyvern with the dragon.或许她把飞龙和巨龙弄混了。5
I’ve tried to suggest this to Dorath and Cat, but they vehemently refuse to believe Giogioni might be lost to them forever.我试着向多拉丝和凯特提出这种可能，可她们坚决不肯相信乔吉奥尼也许已经永远离开了她们。6
They ride up to the House of the Lady daily to consult with Lleddew, who tells them Giogioni will return when he’s ready.她们每天都骑马上女神之家找莱杜商议，而莱杜告诉她们，乔吉奥尼准备好了，自会回来。7
Dorath has become very attached to Cat as a consequence of their common anxiety, and Drone is quite pleased to have drafted the enchantress into his service as an assistant, now that Gaylyn’s time is occupied with Amberlee.由于共同的忧虑，多拉丝与凯特变得十分亲近；如今盖琳忙着照料安伯莉，德罗恩也很高兴能把这位女魔法师拉来给自己当助手。8
Cat, while very unhappy with Giogi’s absence, seems content comforting and helping his relatives.凯特虽然因乔吉不在而十分难过，却似乎很乐意安慰并帮助他的亲人。9
I caught Thomas weeping over Jade’s little silver spoon yesterday.昨天，我撞见托马斯对着杰德的小银匙落泪。10
It turns out that two weeks ago she bumped into him in the street, and besides lifting his purse, she’d also stolen his heart.原来两个星期前，杰德在街上与他偶遇，不但摸走了他的钱袋，也偷走了他的心。11
After a whirlwind courtship, he’d introduced her to his closest confidant—Drone—with the results already described herein.经过一场旋风般的追求后，他把她介绍给了自己最亲密的心腹——德罗恩——结果便如本文前面所述。12
The mausoleum key was in Jade’s bag, and I returned it to Drone but asked to keep the gifts he gave Jade as keepsakes.陵墓的钥匙就在杰德的包里，我把它还给了德罗恩，但请求留下他送给杰德的礼物作纪念。13
I gave Thomas the silver spoon.我把那把银匙给了托马斯。14
Gaylyn begged me to sing at Amberlee’s blessing next week.盖琳恳求我下周在安伯莉的祝福仪式上献唱。15
She’s a hard woman to say no to.她这个女人，实在让人难以拒绝。16
Drone has invited me to stay at Giogi’s townhouse to keep the light in the window for him.德罗恩邀请我住进乔吉的城中宅邸，替他守着窗前的灯，等他归来。17
After Amberlee’s blessing, though, I think I’ll leave Immersea.不过，等安伯莉的祝福仪式结束后，我想我就会离开伊默海。18
It’s too lonely here without Jade.没有杰德，这里实在太寂寞了。19
The front door opened and slammed shut.前门打开了，随即砰的一声关上。20
Olive put down her pen.奥利芙放下笔。21
Thomas usually went in and out through the kitchen, and he never slammed doors.托马斯通常都从厨房进出，而且他从来不会摔门。22
Cat and Dorath would still be up on Temple Hill at this time of the day.这个时辰，凯特和多拉丝应该还在神殿山上。23
The parlor door opened.客厅的门开了。24
“Heigh-ho, anyone about?”“嘿嗬，有人在吗？”25
“Giogi!”“乔吉！”26
Olive cried, running to the young man who stood in the doorway.奥利芙喊道，朝站在门口的年轻人跑去。27
For a moment, she’d forgotten he was a human, well over six feet tall.有那么一刻，她忘了他是个人类，身高足足超过六英尺。28
She drew back before she embarrassed herself by hugging one of his legs.她赶紧退了回来，免得一时冲动抱住他的一条腿，弄得自己难堪。29
She held out her hand.她伸出手。30
“Congratulations on your victory,” she said, shaking his hand and smiling from ear to ear.“恭喜你大获全胜。”她说道，一边与他握手，一边笑得合不拢嘴。31
“Oh.“哦。32
Thanks.谢谢。33
Where is everyone?”大家都去哪儿了？”34
“Thomas is shopping.“托马斯去买东西了。35
Cat is out with Dorath.凯特和多拉丝出去了。36
They’ll be back in a while.”他们过一会儿就回来。”37
Olive looked down at the nobleman’s muddy, torn clothes and his scarred neck and his bruised and haggard face, covered with three days’ worth of stubble.奥利芙低头打量着这位贵族沾满泥污、破烂不堪的衣服，又看了看他伤痕累累的脖子，以及那张布满瘀伤、疲惫憔悴、覆着三天胡茬的脸。38
He looked like an adventurer.他看上去活像个冒险者。39
“You have just enough time to clean up.”“你正好还有时间梳洗一下。”40
“Good.“那就好。41
I must be rather distressing to look at.我现在的样子一定挺吓人的。42
I wouldn’t want to worry anyone.”我可不想让任何人担心。”43
Olive laughed.奥利芙笑了起来。44
“Too late for that.“现在说这个已经太迟了。45
What took you so long?”你怎么花了这么久？”46
Giogi’s expression grew as distressed as his appearance.乔吉的神情变得和他的外表一样不安。47
He shuddered as if from some fear.他打了个寒战，仿佛心中怀着某种恐惧。48
“I need a drink.“我得喝一杯。49
Would you care to join me, Mistress Ruskettle?”拉斯凯特尔女士，愿意陪我一起喝吗？”50
“But of course.“那当然。51
You sit down.你坐下。52
I’ll pour.”我来倒。”53
Olive crossed to the tea table and unstoppered the brandy bottle.奥利芙走到茶桌旁，拔掉白兰地酒瓶的塞子。54
Thomas does such a good job keeping it full, she thought.托马斯总把酒瓶添得满满的，这事做得可真好，她心想。55
She poured two tumblers full and carried them to the fireside, where Giogi slouched in an armchair, heedless of the grime he left on its arms.她倒了满满两杯，端到壁炉旁；乔吉正懒散地窝在一把扶手椅里，全然不顾自己蹭在扶手上的污垢。56
The nobleman took a hefty slug of the liquor.这位贵族猛灌了一大口酒。57
Olive sat on the ottoman at his feet.奥利芙在他脚边的软凳上坐下。58
“You want to talk about it?” she asked.“你想谈谈这件事吗？”她问。59
“Would you mind?”“你不介意听吗？”60
Giogi asked.乔吉问道。61
“It’s not the sort of thing I could tell anyone else, but you’re so, well, worldly.“这种事我没法对其他任何人说，可你这么……嗯，见多识广。62
I think it would upset my relatives, and I’m not sure Cat will understand how I feel.”我想这会让我的亲人不安，而且我也不确定凯特能不能理解我的感受。”63
“I’m always ready to listen to a friend,” Olive assured him.“朋友想说什么，我随时都愿意听。”奥利芙向他保证。64
Giogi smiled gratefully.乔吉感激地笑了笑。65
“It’s two things, really.“其实是两件事。66
The first isn’t that bad, but I used it as an excuse, trying not to think about the other.第一件倒没那么糟，可我拿它当作借口，想让自己别去想另一件事。67
The wyvern shape takes a lot of … fuel, I guess you could say.化成双足飞龙需要消耗很多……燃料吧，可以这么说。68
I was really hungry after I used it the first time.第一次变成双足飞龙之后，我真的很饿。69
I was starving after—after the battle with Flattery.和——和弗拉特里打完那一仗后，我简直饿疯了。70
I was miles from the road, though, and nuts and berries weren’t going to be enough, and it was cold out there.可我离大路有好几英里，光吃坚果和浆果根本不够，而且野外又很冷。71
So I stayed a wyvern for the night and ate like a wyvern.”所以那一夜我一直保持着双足飞龙的模样，也像双足飞龙那样进食。”72
Giogi shuddered.乔吉打了个寒战。73
“Uncooked meals can upset one’s equilibrium,” Olive said, thinking of sweetened oats.“未经烹煮的食物可能会扰乱人的身体平衡。”奥利芙说道，心里想起了加糖的燕麦。74
Giogi laughed.乔吉笑了。75
“You have such a way with words.“你可真会说话。76
I guess that’s why you’re a bard.”我想，这就是你能当吟游诗人的原因吧。”77
“Among other things,” Olive said.“这只是其中一样本事。”奥利芙说。78
“Go on with your story,” she encouraged.“接着讲你的故事吧。”她鼓励道。79
“Well, I ate this wild pig, which was completely awful, all hairy and bony.“嗯，我吃了那头野猪，味道糟透了，又多毛又尽是骨头。80
Then I fell asleep.然后我睡着了。81
It was too cold to sleep out-of-doors as a human, so I stayed a wyvern.天气太冷，变成人没法在户外睡，所以我就一直保持着双足飞龙的样子。82
“The next day, I kind of got lost.“第二天，我好像有点迷路了。83
I thought I was north of the road to Dhedluk when I was really south.我以为自己在通往德德卢克的道路北边，其实却是在南边。84
So I flew around as a wyvern for a long time before I found the road.所以我变成双足飞龙飞了很久，才找到那条路。85
Then I was hungry again.然后我又饿了。86
You know, Sudacar told me that my father was allowed to hunt in the king’s woods unaccompanied.你知道，苏达卡告诉过我，我父亲获准独自在国王的林地里狩猎。87
Now I realize he didn’t go in with a bow and arrow.现在我才明白，他并不是带着弓箭进去的。88
I ate this cow.我吃了一头牛。89
I tried to get a deer first, but it dove into the woods where I couldn’t follow.我本来想先抓一头鹿，可它一头钻进树林里，我没法跟进去。90
So I had to eat the cow.所以我只好吃了那头牛。91
I shall have to go back and reimburse whoever it belonged to.我得回去赔偿那头牛的主人。92
“Anyway, the guardian said I couldn’t go all wyverny and forget I was human.“总之，守护者说，我不能彻底变成双足飞龙，就此忘了自己是人。93
I tried, though.不过我还是试了。94
I didn’t want to be human, I think.我想，我那时不想做人。95
I—you see—Mistress Ruskettle, have you ever killed anyone before?”我——你看——拉斯凯特尔夫人，您以前杀过人吗？”96
“Oh, that’s it,” Olive said with an understanding nod.“哦，原来是这么回事。”奥利芙会意地点点头，说道。97
“Well, yes.“嗯，是的。98
Not as many as you might think, but more than I really know for sure.没你想的那么多，但肯定比我自己确切知道的要多。99
The first two were a matter of life or death, but I was really too scared to know I was doing it.”头两个是生死攸关，可我当时实在太害怕了，根本没意识到自己在杀人。”100
“Yes!”“对！”101
Giogi said.乔吉说。102
“I was scared.“我当时很害怕。103
Then it was over.然后一切就结束了。104
But it doesn’t change things.可这改变不了什么。105
I killed a man.我杀了一个人。106
A man who was sort of a relative.一个勉强算是我亲戚的人。107
I knew he was going to kill me, as he’d killed my father and all those elves and tried to kill my Uncle Drone, and who knows who else.我知道他会杀了我，就像他杀了我父亲和那些精灵，还企图杀死德罗恩叔叔一样，谁知道他还杀过什么人。108
I didn’t think I’d ever kill anyone, and I guess I wanted to blame it on being a wyvern.我从没想过自己会杀人，我想，我是想把这归咎于自己变成了双足飞龙。109
I had to bite him as a wyvern to kill him.我必须化身双足飞龙咬他，才能杀死他。110
It’s easy to kill things when you’re a wyvern.当双足飞龙时，杀死生灵很容易。111
Otherwise, you go hungry.不然就得挨饿。112
I stayed a wyvern for a while so I wouldn’t have to think about whether I’d have killed Flattery as a human being.”我继续当了一阵子双足飞龙，这样就不必去想，假如我是人类，自己会不会杀死弗拉特里。”113
“What made you come back, then?”“那后来是什么让你变回来的？”114
Olive asked.奥利芙问。115
“Well, the guardian was right.“嗯，守护者说得对。116
I’m not a wyvern.我不是飞龙。117
I kept thinking about things that made me human again.我一直想着那些能让我重新变回人的事。118
I had to think about killing Flattery as a human being.我必须以一个人的身份考虑杀死弗拉特里这件事。119
I think I had to kill him.我想，我非杀他不可。120
I don’t think I wanted to, but I made a decision anyway.我觉得自己并不想这么做，但我还是作出了决定。121
It was more important protecting my family.”保护我的家人更重要。”122
Giogi had another gulp of brandy.乔吉又喝了一大口白兰地。123
Then he asked, “Mistress Ruskettle, who was Flattery?随后他问道：“拉斯凯特尔女士，弗拉特里究竟是谁？124
What did he mean when he said Finder Wyvernspur made him?他说芬德·飞龙刺创造了他，是什么意思？125
Is Finder really evil?”芬德真的邪恶吗？”126
Olive sighed.奥利芙叹了口气。127
She’d seen this coming.她早料到会有这一问。128
“Nameless, that is, Finder Wyvernspur, is one of your ancestors.“无名者，也就是芬德·飞龙刺，是你的祖先之一。129
A grandson of Paton Wyvernspur, as near as I can tell.据我所能判断，他是佩顿·飞龙刺的孙子。130
I went through the family histories while you were … out.你……昏迷的时候，我查阅了家族史。131
There is a name crossed out in the list of Paton’s grandchildren, so I think that must have been his name.佩顿的孙辈名单里有一个名字被划掉了，所以我想，那一定就是他的名字。132
He magically created Flattery as a copy of himself.他用魔法创造了弗拉特里，作为自己的复制品。133
I’m still wondering if he named Flattery, or if Flattery named himself, or if someone else named him.我还在琢磨，弗拉特里这个名字究竟是他取的，还是弗拉特里自己取的，又或者是别人给他取的。134
Finder was kind of arrogant.芬德这人有些傲慢。135
He wanted his songs and his name to live forever, absolutely untouched by time, unchanged by the flow of generations.他希望自己的歌和名字能够永世长存，绝不受时间侵蚀，也不因世代流转而改变。136
An interesting idea, but not very workable.这个想法很有意思，却不怎么行得通。”137
“Anyway, in making Flattery, Nameless—Finder—was responsible for the deaths of two people.“总之，无名者——也就是芬德——创造弗拉特里时，害死了两个人。138
I don’t know if the Harpers ever actually learned that Flattery had lived, or even if Finder knew, but they sentenced Finder to exile and suppressed his songs and made him forget his name.我不知道竖琴手同盟后来究竟有没有发现弗拉特里活了下来，甚至不知道芬德本人是否知情，但他们判处芬德流放，禁绝了他的歌曲，还让他忘记了自己的名字。139
He didn’t age in exile, but his experiences, when he was released, changed him.他在流放期间没有衰老，但获释后的种种经历改变了他。140
I’m sure he’d be appalled by what Flattery had become.”我敢肯定，看到弗拉特里变成如今这副模样，他一定会惊骇不已。”141
“But now the Harpers have forgiven Finder and released him?”“可是现在，竖琴手同盟已经原谅芬德，把他放出来了？”142
Giogi asked, hopeful.乔吉满怀希望地问道。143
“Well, he’s been released.“嗯，他的确已经获释了。144
The Harpers are debating what they’re going to do about it.竖琴手同盟正在商议该怎么处理这件事。145
I think he’s redeemed himself, and not just because I love the man’s music.”我认为他已经救赎了自己，而且不只是因为我喜欢这个人的音乐。”146
“Why was Flattery so intent on killing him?”“弗拉特里为什么一心想杀死他？”147
“Flattery was an experiment gone very wrong.“弗拉特里是一个彻底失败的实验。148
He was too much like Finder.他和芬德太像了。149
They say, if a mage makes an exact copy of a person, the copy or the person go mad and try to destroy one another.据说，如果法师创造出某个人一模一样的复制品，那么复制品或本人就会发疯，试图毁灭对方。150
Flattery might have felt he was the one who had the right to exist, since he wasn’t the one the Harpers put on trial.弗拉特里或许觉得，自己才是有权活下去的那一个，毕竟竖琴手同盟审判的不是他。151
Or he might have been afraid that his ‘father’ was going to find him and punish him for not doing what he’d been made to do.”又或许，他害怕自己的‘父亲’会找到他，惩罚他没有去做自己被创造出来本该做的事。”152
“Why didn’t Flattery want to sing his songs?”“弗拉特里为什么不愿意唱他的歌？”153
“I don’t know.“我不知道。154
My theory is that Flattery was cursed from the moment someone died to create him, but maybe Finder just forgot to put into him what’s in you.”我的猜测是，从有人为了创造弗拉特里而死的那一刻起，他就受到了诅咒；不过，也可能只是芬德忘了把你身上有的那种东西放进他体内。”155
“What’s in me?”“我身上有什么？”156
“Yes.“没错。157
Whatever it is that doesn’t let you forget you’re a human.就是那种不会让你忘记自己是个人类的东西。158
A pretty nice human, as humans go,” the halfling said, smiling.而且以人类的标准来说，还是个相当不错的人类。”半身人微笑着说道。159
“Is that why Flattery was afraid to go into the crypt after the spur?”“弗拉特里不敢进墓穴去拿那枚刺，也是因为这个吗？”160
“Probably.“很可能。161
He wasn’t really sure if he was human.他其实并不确定自己是不是人类。162
That’s why he got so angry when you said he wasn’t. If he wasn’t human, he couldn’t really be a Wyvernspur.所以你说他不是人类时，他才会那么生气。要是他不是人类，就不可能真的是飞龙刺家族的人。163
So he married Cat and sent her in.于是他娶了凯特，让她进去。164
If he was a Wyvernspur, she’d live and he’d have the spur.如果他是飞龙刺家族的人，她就能活下来，而他也能得到那根刺。165
If he wasn’t a Wyvernspur, she’d die and he’d have to think of some other way to get hold of it.”如果他不是飞龙刺家族的人，她就会死，而他只好另想办法把那根刺弄到手。”166
“But, I thought you said Jade and Cat were already Wyvernspurs.”“可是，我记得你说过，杰德和凯特本来就已经是飞龙刺家族的人了。”167
It was getting harder to answer Giogi’s questions without giving away the secret that Alias, Jade, and Cat were all made by Finder, too.要回答乔吉的问题，同时又不泄露阿莉亚丝、杰德和凯特也全都是芬德创造的这个秘密，变得越来越困难了。168
Olive told as much of the truth as she believed.奥利芙把自己认为属实的部分尽可能说了出来。169
“Well, as far as I know, they are.“嗯，据我所知，她们的确是。170
Flattery didn’t, though.不过，弗拉特里并不知道。171
Jade would have liked being adopted.杰德会很乐意被收养的。172
She liked being my family.她很喜欢成为我的家人。173
She would have liked being in yours, too.”她也会很乐意成为你的家人。”174
“Why did Uncle Drone want me to have the spur so badly?”“德罗恩叔叔为什么那么想让我得到那根刺？”175
Giogi wondered.乔吉不解地问。176
“Oh, I imagine for the same reason he wanted your father to have it.“哦，我想，理由和他当初希望你父亲得到它一样。177
It’s a Wyvernspur tradition, and the king expects the services of a wyvern.这是飞龙刺家族的传统，而且国王还指望有一条飞龙为他效力。178
If every Wyvernspur walked away from destiny like your Aunt Dorath did, you’d be merchants or farmers or something within a few generations.”要是飞龙刺家族的每个人都像你多拉丝姑妈那样背弃命运，过不了几代，你们就会变成商人、农夫之类的人了。”179
“If only Uncle Drone had just taken it from the crypt himself, or told me to.“要是德罗恩叔叔当初自己从墓穴里把它取出来，或者叫我去取就好了。180
So much trouble might have been avoided,” Giogi said.那样或许就能避免这么多麻烦了。”乔吉说道。181
“Apparently, after arguing with your uncle about giving it to you, your aunt threatened to skin him alive if he so much as touched it.“看来，你姑妈在和你叔叔为该不该把它交给你争吵之后，威胁说他只要敢碰它一下，就活剥了他的皮。182
So he promised not to touch it.所以他答应不碰它。183
Everything he did was to get the job done without telling a lie.他所做的一切，都是为了既把事情办成，又不用撒谎。184
You know, life in your family might be a little less complicated if the men in your family could just tell your Aunt Dorath what they really think.”你知道，要是你们家的男人能把自己的真实想法直接告诉你多拉丝姑妈，你们家的日子或许就不会这么复杂了。”185
Giogi laughed.乔吉笑了。186
“It not as easy as it sounds.“这事可没听起来那么容易。187
The best any of us have ever managed is to think really hard.”我们当中最厉害的，也不过是拼命在心里想想。”188
“Hmmph.“哼。189
You better go scrub up.你最好去洗漱干净。190
If Mother Lleddew gets her facts straight, she’ll send Dorath and Cat right over here.”要是莱杜嬷嬷把情况弄清楚了，她会马上把多拉丝和凯特送到这里来的。”191
Giogi swallowed the rest of his drink and stood.乔吉咽下剩余的酒，站起身来。192
“I won’t be long.“我很快就回来。193
Please, if Thomas gets back while I’m upstairs, could you tell him I’d like lots of things for dinner.拜托，要是我上楼时托马斯回来了，能不能告诉他，我晚饭想吃好多东西。194
Cooked things.”做熟的东西。”195
Olive grinned and nodded.奥利芙咧嘴一笑，点了点头。196
When Giogi had left the room, the halfling drew out her knife and very carefully sliced out the pages in Giogi’s journal that she’d written on.乔吉离开房间后，半身人掏出小刀，极其小心地从乔吉的日记本里割下了她写过字的那几页。197
“He can tell his own story to posterity,” she muttered.“他可以自己把自己的故事留给后人。”她低声嘟囔道。198
She folded the papers and slid them into her pocket, then took another sip of her brandy.她把那几张纸折好，塞进口袋，又抿了一口白兰地。199
A quarter of an hour later, a clean, shaven, and freshly dressed Giogi returned to the parlor.一刻钟后，洗得干干净净、刮过脸又换了一身衣服的乔吉回到了客厅。200
He had a scarf around his throat to hide the scars, and his arm was stiff from some wound, but he looked much more cheerful.他在脖子上围了条围巾遮住伤疤，一条胳膊也因受伤而显得僵硬，但他的神情开朗多了。201
He and Olive were on their second brandy when they heard the front door open and close.乔吉和奥利芙喝到第二杯白兰地时，听见前门开了又关上。202
Olive opened the parlor door.奥利芙打开了客厅的门。203
Cat stood in the hallway alone.凯特独自站在走廊里。204
“Where’s Mistress Dorath?” the halfling asked.“多拉丝夫人在哪儿？”半身人问道。205
“Out in the carriage,” Cat replied.“在外面的马车里。”凯特回答。206
“She’s very tired.“她累坏了。207
I told her I’d just check in to see if there was any news.我跟她说，我只进来看看有没有什么消息。208
Is there?”有吗？”209
“Wait a minute.“等一下。210
I’ll check,” Olive said, turning to face the parlor.我去问问。”奥利芙说着，转身面向客厅。211
“Giogi?“乔吉？212
Is there any news?”有什么消息吗？”213
“Well, I hear that the bishop of Chauntea and the patron of Oghma still aren’t speaking to one another.“嗯，我听说裳禔亚的主教和欧格玛的主祭仍旧互不理睬。214
The runaway Princess Alusair Nacacia is still missing.离家出走的阿露西尔·纳卡西亚公主依然下落不明。215
Local gossip has it that that fool, Giogioni Wyvernspur, is home.”本地传言说，乔吉奥尼·飞龙刺那个傻瓜回家了。”216
“Giogi!”“乔吉！”217
Cat cried, pushing past Olive and throwing herself into the noble’s arms.凯特叫着，从奥利芙身边挤过去，一头扑进那位贵族的怀里。218
“You’re all right?“你没事吧？219
Where have you been?你去哪儿了？220
Mother Lleddew told us you’d won the battle with Flattery, but when you didn’t come home right away, we were all worried sick about you.”莱杜嬷嬷告诉我们，你打赢了弗拉特里，可你没有马上回家，我们都快担心死你了。”221
“I stayed a wyvern for a while.”“我有一阵子一直保持着飞龙的形态。”222
“Was it fun?“好玩吗？223
Will you take me flying again?你还会带我飞吗？224
We could go adventuring this summer and fly every where—if your uncle will let me go for a bit.今年夏天我们可以一起去冒险，到处飞——只要你叔叔肯让我离开一阵子。225
Maybe I can get him to teach me to turn into something that can fly, too.说不定我还能让他教我也变成某种会飞的东西。226
Oh, I missed you.”哦，我好想你。”227
“I missed you, too,” Giogi said.“我也很想你。”乔吉说。228
He bent over Cat and kissed her.他俯身吻了凯特。229
Olive slipped out of the parlor and through the front door.奥利芙悄悄溜出客厅，穿过前门。230
She waved for Dorath to come inside.她挥手示意多拉丝进来。231
The driver hopped from his seat, opened the carriage door, and helped the old woman down.车夫从座位上跳下来，打开车门，扶老太太下了车。232
Olive rushed to her.奥利芙连忙迎上前去。233
“He’s back.“他回来了。234
He’s just fine.他好得很。235
Just ran into a little trouble finding the road.”就是找路时遇到了一点小麻烦。”236
“How like Giogi.“真不愧是乔吉。237
That boy has no sense of direction.那孩子一点方向感都没有。238
Is Cat with him now?”凯特现在和他在一起吗？”239
“Yes.”“是的。”240
Dorath stared at the house as if she could see through stone, then she said, “Then I’ll just head back up to Redstone and tell everyone there the good news.”多拉丝盯着那栋房子，仿佛能看穿石墙，随后说道：“那我就回红石去，把这个好消息告诉那里的大家。”241
“Don’t you want to come in and say hello?”“你不想进去打声招呼吗？”242
Olive asked.奥利芙问道。243
Dorath shook her head.多拉丝摇了摇头。244
“I think I’ll just leave them alone together for a while.“我想还是让他们俩单独待一会儿吧。245
You know, Mistress Ruskettle, I think Cat is just the girl Giogi needs to take his mind off this wyvern nonsense.”你知道吗，拉斯凯特尔夫人，我觉得凯特正是乔吉需要的姑娘，能让他不再去想那些飞龙的荒唐事。”246
Olive fought hard to control her expression.奥利芙竭力不让自己的神色露出异样。247
Wyvernspur men had to learn to say what they really thought to Dorath, but, fortunately, Olive didn’t. “You know, Mistress Dorath,” she said.飞龙刺家的男人们得学会对多拉丝直说自己的真实想法，不过幸好，奥利芙不必如此。“你知道吗，多拉丝夫人，”她说道。248
“I think you’re right.“我觉得你说得对。249
She’s just the one.”她正是那个合适的人。”250