The dim light of night before nearwinteralwaysarrivesespeciallyearly, Brandoand the othersmarched forwardsecretly34hours, the weatherthentoMarTaha.
临冬之前的夜色总是降临得格外早,布兰多等人向马尔塔哈南方行进了三四个钟头,天色便暗了下去。
The ceramicChick'swinter nightis especially moistgloomy and cold, although the perishingmoon/monthinland seaarea is also insufficient the nightto ice upinthis monthshare, but the groundwill becomeice-coldhard;In the swampis filling the bad fog, almostdoes not have the wind, the insectwhining noiseis also few, is peacefulnearlystrangely, in the darknesswill have a watersoundto transmitoccasionally.
陶奇克的冬夜格外潮湿阴冷,虽然在亡月内海地区在这个月份还不至于夜间结冰,但地面会变得冰冷坚硬;沼泽中弥漫着大雾,几乎没有风,虫鸣声也很少,安静得近乎诡异,黑暗中偶尔会有一声水响传来。
The bonfireknock-knockis burning, occasionallyjumps out of12sparks, the penetrating power of brightyellowrayin the mistis extremely strong, canshineto very farplace, butwill also bring in the unnecessarytrouble. Besides the Undead Ghosts in wild animalandbesideswamp, ismosquito——in groups, even ifinthisseason, the ceramicChickareastillsomemassivemosquito——mosquitoscamefollowing the light, even ifhas prepared the helminthogogue, but the useis not big.
篝火剥剥燃烧着,偶尔跳出一两颗火星,明黄色的光芒在雾气中穿透力极强,可以照射到很远的地方,但也会引来不必要的麻烦。除了野兽与沼泽中的尸鬼之外,还有就是成群结队的蚊虫——即使是在这个时节,陶奇克地区仍有大量蚊虫——蚊虫循光而来,纵使是早已准备了驱虫药,但用处也不大。On the side ofBrandois driving away the mosquitowith the hand, once for a whilewill use the strength of Laws. The winddried fishandmushroom of Delphinenear the bonfire, thesefood is to make use of local materials, the prime minister's daughtercraftsmanshipstems fromgood of imagination, the people after on the scenemore or lesstasteda little , indicating to be full of praise. As the sovereignfemale, Feng Huoonlysymbolicallyateone, herdiethas the strictstandard, when is away from home is also maintaining the similarautonomy.布兰多一边用手驱赶着蚊虫,时不时会用上法则之力。德尔菲恩在篝火边风干鱼和蘑菇,这些食材都是就地取材的,宰相千金的手艺出乎想象的好,在场的众人或多或少都尝了一点儿之后,纷纷表示赞不绝口。作为皇女,凰火只象征性地吃了一口,她的饮食有严格的标准,出门在外时也是保持着同样的自律。Howeversheproposed that preparessome to prepareemergency requirement, after all when thinks ofMarTahaShepherd Cultiststhatstrangerecipes, the peopledeeptobe all so.
不过她却提议多准备一些以备不时之需,毕竟想到马尔塔哈时羊首教徒那古怪的食谱,众人皆对此深以为然。Redmoon/monthhas raisedfrom the westhorizon, Fang Qi still had not appeared, seems likereallymustmake an appearanceto the time of agreement.
红月摩雅已从西面的地平线上升起,房奇仍旧没有出现,看起来真要到约定的时间才会露面。Delphinetakes down a smoked fishfrom the prill, thengivesBrando, directiontodarknesschin. Brandounderstandshermeaning, butis somewhat surprised. Looked atheroneeyes.德尔菲恩从烤架上取下一条熏鱼,然后递给布兰多,向黑暗中一个方向努了努下巴。布兰多明白她的意思,不过有些意外。看了她一眼。„What's wrong, thought that whom my virulentwoman who was filled with planis planning?”prime minister's daughtershows a faint smile, askedwith the jokingtone.
“怎么,觉得我这个满心算计的恶毒女人又在算计谁了?”宰相千金微微一笑,用开玩笑的口气问道。„Whatthat does little girlhaveto be worth planning?”Regardingprime minister's daughter, Brandois impolite, althoughtwo peoplehave hadown of flesh. Buton that day the matter on the ship, has madein the Brandohearthave a barrier.
“那个小姑娘有什么值得你算计么?”对于宰相千金,布兰多可是一点也不客气,虽然两人是有过肌肤之亲。但那一天在船上发生的事情,一直让布兰多心中有一层隔阂。Exactlysaid,betweenheandDelphinedoes not have the sentiment, only thendesire, butafter that becausehedeliberatelymaintains the distance. Evenamongtwo peoplethisrelationwas also lighter. Brandodoes not know how Delphineregardsthismatter, perhapsshedoes not care, butheactuallycaresvery much, oftenwhenfacingthisprime minister's daughter, wouldfeelingveryirritably.
确切的说,他与德尔菲恩之间没有情,只有欲,而自那之后,由于他刻意保持距离。连两人之间这种联系也淡薄了许多。布兰多不知道德尔菲恩是如何看待这件事的,或许她一点儿也不在意,但他却很在意,每每在面对这位宰相千金时,总会感到十分别扭。Hisstraightforwardness. Alsotoconcealawkwardly.
他的直白。也是为了掩饰尴尬。Delphineshows a faint smile, probablyanddoes not care, handed over the pegwood in hand: „From the town/subduestohere, shehas not eaten the thing.”德尔菲恩微微一笑,好像并不在意,将手中的木签递了过来:“从镇上到这里,她还没吃过东西。”„Delphine,”Brandosaidsuddenly: „Now the Kirrlutz Empireconditionis unknown, wedo not even know that your fatherandgrandfatherwhetheris also living, Iandyoutold a truth, how is actually not ableto see clearlywithDragon of Twilightwarmein the futureis. Icanachieve, only thenprotectsAouineandmypersonwith utmost effort, realizestoQueenMadarathatcommitment, youshouldlook. Iam impossibleto giveyoutooto guarantee,becomes the king of Vaunde, the reconstructionempire, Icannot achieve.”
“德尔菲恩,”布兰多忽然说道:“如今克鲁兹帝国状况不明,我们甚至不知道你父亲和祖父是否还活着,我和你说一句实话,与黄昏之龙的战争其实我也无法看清未来是怎样的。我能做到的只有尽一切可能保护埃鲁因和我身边的人,还有实现对玛达拉女王的那个承诺,你应该已经看出来了。我不可能给予你太多保证,成为沃恩德之王,重建帝国,我都做不到。”
They are away from the bonfire, Mr. Liuin the campperimeter security, Feng Huohas enteredin the one's owntentto resttogetherearly. Magdelleneedsto practiceto contemplateandcommunicateMana, in the for a momentcamptwo people who unexpectedly are talking.
两人之间隔着一道篝火,柳先生在营地外围警戒,凰火早早已进入自己的帐篷中休息。玛格达尔需要练习冥想与沟通魔力,一时间营地中竟只有正在对话的两人而已。„Then. What does the Sirwantto say?”
“然后呢。大人想说什么?”„I want to say that actuallyyoudo not needlike this.”Brandosighed: „You are very clearmymanner, ifyouwantanything, youcanspeak franklyas far as possible. Althoughyouoncelooked formanytroublestome, but since thesetwomonths the effortIandMedissahave also watched, amongus the gratitude and grudges, makeitin the past, ifyouare willingto completely abandon past enmity, Icanhelp the friendsuchhelpyouprobably, I mean, I willinmyarea of competencedoes everything possible.”
“我想说,其实你不必这样。”布兰多叹了口气:“你很清楚我的为人,如果你想要什么,你可以尽量直说。尽管你曾经给我找了不少麻烦,但这两个月以来你的努力我和梅蒂莎也看在眼里,我们之间的恩怨,就让它成为过去吧,如果你愿意尽弃前嫌的话,我可以像是帮助朋友那样帮助你,我的意思是,在我的能力范围之内我会尽力而为。”„The meaning of Siris, Ido not needto fettermyselfsideyou, every dayis forcing oneself to look cheerfultoyou, Ishouldpursue the path that Iwant, right?”
“大人的意思是,我没必要把自己束缚在您身边,每天对着你们强颜欢笑,我应该去追求我自己想要的道路,对吗?”„Iam notthatmeaning, Delphine.”
“我不是那个意思,德尔菲恩。”„No, the Siryouarethatmeaning, Iknow,youare feeling sorry forme,”Delphinesmilesto reply: „Sirbelieves,playsgame of catcatch mousewithmelike this, was too tired, does not wantto continueto playagain?”
“不,大人您就是那个意思,我知道,您在可怜我,”德尔菲恩微笑着回答道:“大人是不是认为,和我这样玩猫捉老鼠的游戏,太累了,已经不想再继续玩下去了?”„Good, Iacknowledged that yousaidright, butDelphine, amongus the gratitude and grudgesstemmed fromoneto misunderstand——I saying that Inotforyourfiance'sdeathwill apologytoyou, becausethatdid not closemymatter. ButIcanafterthatyourbody and mindtodamage that createstoyouapologizes, perhapswedrew backat that timerespectivelyonestepinFir Tree Shire, the situationwill not turn intonowthisappearance.”
“好吧,我承认你说对了,但德尔菲恩,我们之间的恩怨起源于一个误会——我说过,我不会为了你未婚夫的死向你致歉,因为那本来就不关我的事。但我可以为那之后对你的身心造成的伤害向你道歉,或许在冷杉领那时候我们各退一步,情况不会变成现在这个样子。”„ThenMissRomaine? MyactionstoMissRomaine, youdoesn't hateme?”Delphinepursuesin a soft voiceasks.
“那么罗曼小姐呢?我对罗曼小姐的所作所为,你也不怨恨我?”德尔菲恩轻声追问道。„Youdo not needto enrageme, because the Romaine'smatterIoncewished one couldto killyou, Ialsowish one could the lesson that givesyouoneto remember with eternal gratitudesimilarly, mayhave the matter that were too manyI unable to think ofafter that”Brandoshakes the head: „To be honest, Ido not know that what to domustfaceyouto be good, on the one handyouaremypersonal enemy, MissDelphine, buton the other hand, myalsodamagedyou.”
“你不必激怒我,因为罗曼的事情我曾经恨不得杀了你,我也恨不得给你一个同样刻骨铭心的教训,可在那之后发生了太多我想不到的事情,”布兰多摇了摇头:“老实说,我也不知道应当怎么办面对你才好,一方面你是我的仇人,德尔菲恩小姐,但另一方面,我也伤害了你。”„SirreallythinksowndamagedI?”
“大人真的认为自己伤害了我?”Brandoforthrightlynodded.布兰多毫不避讳地点了点头。„You are really honest, but the naiveperson,”Delphinereplied: „Butyouare not clear, whatpath do youwantmeto track down? Leavesyou, returning tothatschemes and tricks in the middle ofmistrusting each other, is thatyouthinkme should the life?”
“您真是个正直但天真的人,”德尔菲恩答道:“可是您还不明白,您想要我去追寻什么样的道路呢?离开你,回到过去那种阴谋诡计与尔虞我诈当中,那就是您认为我应该过的生活吗?”Sheshakes the head: „Whyyouthink that Iam forcing oneself to look cheerful, since actuallythese dayshad beenIpasses the most relaxedandrealday, after wereturn to the empire, Ido not understandwhat kind ofchoiceoneselfwill make, but at least here, I felt realandjoyful.”
她摇了摇头:“您为什么会认为我在强颜欢笑呢,其实这些日子以来是我过得最轻松与真实的日子,等我们回到帝国之后,我不明白自己会作出怎样的选择,但至少在这里,我感到真实而快乐。”Brandowas shocked.布兰多愣住了。prime minister's daughtercalmlysighed, shereturnson the smoked fish the prillsuddenly, thenstood, takes upby the bonfire the one's ownbackpack, puts out a blanketfrominside, walked, hands overin Brando's hand.宰相千金忽然静静地叹了一口气,她将熏鱼放回烤架上,然后站了起来,拿起篝火旁自己的背包,从里面拿出一张毯子,走了过来,交到布兰多手上。Brandoseesthatblanket, gawkedslightly, hewhenZallinnorth, oneselfoncecoveredwiththisblanketonprime minister's daughter, at that timehethinks that shehas fallen asleep, butnever expected thatprime minister's daughterpretends to be sleeping.布兰多看到那张毯子,微微愣了一下,他记起来在罗萨林北方时,自己曾用这张毯子盖在宰相千金身上,那时候他以为她已经睡着了,但没想到宰相千金只是在装睡而已。Helooks at the blanket in ownhand, Delphinetakes careexcellentlythisblanket, even the blanketin the swampenvironmentstill is very neatly dry, moreoverfoldsextremelyneatly, neareachhas alinedcarefully.
他看着自己手中的毯子,德尔菲恩将这张毯子保管得极好,即使在沼泽环境下毯子也十分干燥整洁,而且折叠得极为整齐,每一条边都细细地对齐过。„Sorry, myimpracticaldreamtruly should also wake up, in that longdreamland of elementborder, the fearfulthing that Isawoncemademeweak.”Delphinerepliedspookily: „Since these days, Ihad been deliberately bad, will therefore havesuchabsurdmatter, Iam unfair tomyfiance, is unfair to the Sir, Ithink that the mistakewill dissipatewith the time, butImade a mistake, IstillamI, evadescannotchange the reality......”
“对不起,我不切实际的梦确实也该醒来了,在元素疆界的那个漫长的梦境中,我所看到的可怕事物曾让我变得软弱起来。”德尔菲恩幽幽地答道:“这些日子以来,我自暴自弃,因此才会发生那样荒唐的事情,我对不起我的未婚夫,也对不起大人,我以为错误会随着时间而消逝,但我错了,我仍旧是我,逃避并不能改变现实……”„MissDelphine.”
“德尔菲恩小姐。”Delphineshakes the head: „Sirdoes not needto urgeme, yousaidright, waitsto return toAouine, Iwill seekto be the one's ownpath. YouandMissMedissaare the men of great integrity, buthereis notme, Icannotimpose the one's ownideaon others, althoughIuseall sorts ofdespicablemethodsto forceyou to comply, ifwhat a pitythatis not the Siryourconscience, alsohas no significanceeventually...... I, Delphine, the Nederhovendaughter, does not needto depend upon others 'sbestowment to succeed.”德尔菲恩摇了摇头:“大人不必劝我,您说得对,等回到埃鲁因,我就会去寻找属于自己的道路。您和梅蒂莎小姐都是正直的人,但这儿并不属于我,我不应当将自己的想法强加给其他人,虽然我利用种种卑劣的手段迫使你不得不答应,可惜若那并非是大人您的本心,终究也没有任何意义……我,德尔菲恩,尼德文的女儿,并不需要依靠他人的施舍才能成功。”Delphineputs down the one's owntravel bag, thentakes up the smoked fishfrom the prillagain, replied: „Sir, thank youdid not investigate that mymistake, I willdoes utmostto helpyouattain the naturalprecious pearl, thisisIhelpsyouinyoursidefor the last time, becausethisis the apology in myheart, Imustmake up formyerror——”德尔菲恩将自己的行囊放下,然后重新从烤架上拿起熏鱼,同时答道:“大人,谢谢你不追究我的过错,我会竭尽全力帮助你拿到自然宝珠,这是我最后一次在您身边帮助您,因为这是我心中的歉意,我必须弥补我的错失——”„Butmyveryclearthisis far from enough, if the Sirstillwantedmylife, Iwill not mindabsolutely,”shepoints at the snow whiteneckto reply: „Myheadhere, is preparingfor the Sirat any time.”
“但我很清楚这远远不够,如果大人仍旧想要我的命,我绝对不会介意,”她指着自己雪白的颈项答道:“我的头颅就在这里,随时为大人准备着。”„MissDelphine, you know that Iam notthismeaning.”
“德尔菲恩小姐,你知道我不是这个意思。”prime minister's daughtersomewhatsmilesmiserable: „could it be that, can the Sireldest daughter'sfinal the dignityasNederhovenfamilytrampleme?”宰相千金有些凄苦地笑了笑:“难道说,大人连我作为尼德文家族的长女最后的这点儿尊严都要践踏了吗?”Brandomustshut up, helooks atthisnoble lady, in the heartis somewhat sigh with emotion, even ifperhaps the opposite partythisis the true feelings revealed that buthestillcannotentirely believe that becausethat may also beonetimeotherreleases in order to catch.布兰多只得闭嘴,他看着这位贵族千金,心中有些感慨,或许对方这纵使是真情表露,但他仍旧不敢完全相信,因为那也有可能是另外一次欲擒故纵。Even ifin the heartunderstands that thismay be the camouflage of opposite party, when butDelphinesaidthatwords, inhisheartunexpectedlysomewhatmovedfeeling.
然而即便心中明白这有可能是对方的伪装,但当德尔菲恩说出那番话时,他心中竟还是有些怅然若失的感觉。HoweverDelphinealsono longerexplained,hands overin the grilled fish in handhishand, said: „Again the willfulandcraftywomanwill have the compassion, shehas not enteredto the presentwater dropfrom the high noon, inherbelt-bagbulging is the stone.”
不过德尔菲恩也不再解释,将手中的烤鱼交到他手上,说道:“再任性与诡计多端的女人也会有恻隐之心,她从正午到现在滴水未进,她腰包里面鼓鼓囊囊全是石头。”„Stone?”
“石头?”Brandois startled.布兰多吃了一惊。„Thatislittle girl that has the strength of spirit, youwill not understandher, butIactuallyunderstand, becauseIsawoncefromher,”Delphinerepliedin a soft voice: „ButImaybe happier than her, Iat least have the family member.”
“那是个有骨气的小姑娘,你不会明白她的,但我却明白,因为我从她身上看到了曾经的自己,”德尔菲恩轻声答道:“但我可比她幸福多了,我至少还有亲人。”„A littleyoumade a mistake, MissDelphine,”Brandorepliedin a low voice: „Shealsohas the family member, Ithink that herat leastelder sisteroris a younger sister, theirmothers must in the world ——perhapsalso.”
“有一点你错了,德尔菲恩小姐,”布兰多低声答道:“她也有亲人,我想她至少有一个姐姐或者是妹妹,她们的母亲也应当还在人世——或许还在。”„Do youknowher?”Delphineshows the look that understands clearlysuddenly: „Has the relationswithMissMedissa?”
“你认识她?”德尔菲恩忽然露出了然的神色:“和梅蒂莎小姐有关系?”Brandonodded, hehas experiencedthisprime minister's daughtermind, thereforeis not surprisedaboutherresponse. Howeverhehas not continuedto explain,because ofregarding the guess of opposite partystatus, heis unable completelyto affirm.布兰多点了点头,他早已见识过这位宰相千金的头脑,因此对她的反应并不惊讶。不过他也没有继续解释,因为对于对方身份的猜测,他也无法全然肯定。
...... ( to be continued )
……(未完待续)
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