The 3rd date, outsideKingdom Capitaleast gate.
第三日,王都东门外。
The Nightingalehideawayin the dense fog, calmlyis gazing atthatgroup of refugeesin rags. Theyunder the transaudienttechnique of Echo, were convenedone after another, movestodockwithKnightBrianslowly.夜莺隐藏于迷雾中,静静注视着那群衣衫褴褛的难民。他们在回音的传声术下,一波一波地被召集过来,跟着骑士布莱恩缓缓向码头移动。Nowtheyhave not neededlikecouple of days ago, to go throughin the refugeecampedge, breaks upto direct little crowd. The massiverefugeesshiftsmade the remainingpeoplealsonotethis point, so long ascarried off a native of Polandfrom the edge, somefollowingunceasinglypeoplewith. In the guardsincludingcity wall the matter that notesunder the pattento have, butregardingthem, looks forward totheseto send out the stinkingsmellrefugeeto hurryto get the hell out.
如今她们已不必像前两天那样,在难民营地边缘穿行,一点点将人群拆散引走。大量逃民转移让剩下的人也注意到了这一点,只要从边缘拉走一波人,后续就会不断有人跟过来。连城墙上的卫兵都注意到了墙脚下发生的事,不过对于他们来说,巴不得这些散发出臭烘烘气味的逃难者赶紧滚蛋。
The entireplanprogressesat presentverysmoothly, eastern districtrefugeeshas been not much left, but the person in north gateis closing uptohereon own initiative, before arrivingprobablySunsets, allpeoplecansmoothlygo by boatto leave.
整个计划目前进展得十分顺利,东城区的逃民已所剩无几,而北门的人正主动向这边靠拢,大概到太阳落山前,所有人都能顺利乘船离开。Peopleinbusy, only thensheappearsquiteidle--Echo„mercenary soldier who”is responsible forreceiving and instructingsurrounds in depth, Lilymakes the treated waterunder the large armyprotection of First Army, ownguardworksappearssomewhatunnecessary.
众人都在忙碌的时候,只有她显得比较清闲——回音被负责接引的“佣兵”层层包围,莉莉更是在第一军的重兵保护下制造净化水,自己的护卫工作显得有些多余。
In „mercenary soldier”disperses the serious illnesspatient who shouldersis unable to move, sheneedsto enhance vigilance. At this moment, Nightingalesaw that Echoraises headto look atgrandeasterncity gate, sighedin a soft voice.
只有在“佣兵”散开去背负无法动弹的重病患者时,她才需要提高警惕。就在这时,夜莺看到回音仰头望着宏伟的东城门,轻声叹了口气。„How?”Shewalksto ask.
“怎么了?”她走上去问。„What, Isomewhatam not sigh with emotion,” the Echoexpressionappearssomewhatsad, „before was soldKingdom Capital, Isuffered lossall the way, thinks that Greycastlepersonbecause of the foreignerSandpeoplestatus, sois calloustome, nowlooks like, theyare similarly heartlessto the person on one's own side, toohas not distinguishedwithIron Sand Citythesepeople.”
“没什么,我只是有些感慨,”回音的表情显得有些悲伤,“被人卖进王都之前,我一路上吃尽了苦头,原以为灰堡人是因为异族沙民的身份,才对我如此冷酷,现在看来,他们对自己人同样无情,和铁砂城的那些人并没有太多区别。”Thinks that Echooncetook the slaveto be bought and sold, Nightingaledoes not knowhowfor a whileshouldcomforther, finallymustpathershoulder, „, butis notall people are so, manyintentiongood intentions, for exampleCooperation Associationsisters, for example...... Your HighnessRoland.”
想到回音曾作为奴隶被买卖,夜莺一时不知道该如何安慰她,最后只得拍了拍她肩膀,“但不是所有人都是如此,还有许多心怀善意者,比如共助会的姐妹,比如……罗兰殿下。”„Yousaid...... Can your highnessprevent the disputereally?”Echosaidin a low voice,„the mainlandkingdom, Sandpeopleandfjord, are the average personandwitch, canlive togetherfreelypeacefully, butdoesn't need the mutualbattle?”
“你说……殿下真的能阻止纷争吗?”回音低声道,“无论是大陆王国、沙民、峡湾,还是普通人和女巫,都能够自由和平地生活在一起,而不必相互争斗么?”„If your highness, Ithinkhimto be able,”Nightingalereturnsto saywith the affirmativetone,„is notthesestrangemachineandmightastonishingcannongivesmeto feellike this, butishe...... Ialwaysthought,your highnessandweare not the samekind of people.”
“如果是殿下的话,我觉得他可以,”夜莺用肯定的语气回道,“不是那些奇怪的机器和威力惊人的火炮给我这样的感觉,而是他本身……我总觉得,殿下和我们不是同一类人。”„Henaturallywithusis not a kind of person, heisPrinceGreycastle's.”
“他当然和我们不是一类人,他是灰堡的王子。”„No, withstatusirrelevant,”sheshakes the head, „Icannot say that thisdifferencefeeling came from where, merelyis the intuition. Probablyonly then your highnesssuchperson, canwritethat manystrangetheories...... The witchability, hewantsrepeatedlyto studyclearly, is different from othersfrom the mentality. Regardless in any casehecreates any astonishingthingagain, Iwill not feel that felt strange.”
“不,跟身份无关,”她摇摇头,“我也说不上这种差异感从何而来,仅仅是直觉而已。大概只有殿下这样的人,才能编出那么多稀奇古怪的理论吧……就连女巫的能力,他都想要反反复复研究清楚,从思路上就跟别人不一样。反正无论他再创造出什么惊人的东西,我都不会感到奇怪了。”„Youpourare really confidenttohim,”Echotitteredto smileto make noise, onfacemovedhas dilutedimmediatelymuch, „when hopedarrivalof that day, I can also re-enterExtreme Southern Regionto have a look.”
“你倒真对他有信心,”回音噗嗤一下笑出声来,脸上的伤感顿时冲淡了不少,“希望那一天到来时,我也能重回极南境看看。”Confidence? Fromsomeaspectis, butfromsomeaspect...... Shehas not graspedcompletely. Nightingalecannot bearlookto the Western Regiondirection, does not knowoneselfnot, what is hemaking? Bustles aboutintheseblueprints and strangemachineries, is Anna...... Hereffortswayedshakes the head, scattersthesedistracting thoughts.
信心?从某方面是,但从某方面……她完全没有把握。夜莺忍不住望向西境方向,不知道自己不在的时候,他在做什么?是忙碌于那些图纸和奇怪的机械,还是和安娜……她用力摆摆头,将这些杂念驱散开来。Had finished after todayin any case, canstartto return toBorder Town, Nightingalethinks when the time comesdirectlyaskedhewas good, hedoes not have the meansto liein front ofhimselfin any case.
反正今天结束后,就能启程返回边陲镇了,夜莺想,到时候直接问他好了,反正他也没办法在自己面前撒谎。
......
……At noon when returns to the camprest, Lightningalsoslowlydescends.
中午回到营地休息时,闪电也缓缓降落下来。for several dayssheis underSunfrom the skyto go on patrol, is really in the teammost laboriousone. Especiallyfor the hidingfigure, Lightningalsohas toput onSorayaspecially-made„skycamouflage”coat, boundnot to say the bodysolid,coveredincluding the hair. Thisentrusted with the unusualnamebyYour HighnessRoland the clothesobviouslynotfor the artisticdesign, itssemblanceis spreading a light blueandgrayish whitemixeddesign, from the sky when the flightalmost and backgroundfuses together, words that does not examine carefully, is very difficultto discoverherexistence.这些天她顶着大太阳在空中巡逻,着实是队伍里最辛苦的一个。特别是为了隐蔽身形,闪电还不得不套上一件索罗娅特制的“天空迷彩”外套,将身子裹个严实不说,连头发都遮盖起来。这件被罗兰殿下赋予奇特名字的衣服显然不是为美观设计的,它外表涂着一层浅蓝和灰白交杂的图案,在空中飞行时几乎和背景融为一体,不细看的话,很难发现她的存在。
After falling to the ground , the firstmatter that the little girldoes, thentakes off the coat, grasps the water bagto irrigatetoward the belly. Nightingalesaw,herinsideclothesperspirationpassed, on the forehead and tip of the nosecover entirely the beads of sweat, on the pure whitecheeksleaves leeway the mark that windproofeyeglassespress out.
落地后小姑娘做的第一件事,便是脱下外套,抓起水袋往肚子里灌水。夜莺看到,她里面的衣服都汗透了,额头和鼻尖上布满汗珠,洁白的脸颊上留有一圈防风眼镜压出的印痕。„Was laborious,”Nightingalesquatting downbody, helpingherclean the sweat.
“辛苦了,”夜莺蹲下身子,帮她擦拭汗水。„Thesepeopleare notcatch upluckilywithout limitsfromeastern region,”Lightningspits the tongue, „, otherwiseImayprobablybe exposed to the sunto faint.”
“幸好这些人不是无止境地从东境赶来,”闪电吐了吐舌头,“不然我可真要被晒晕过去了。”„Tomorrowcango home?”Lilyarrives atsideLightninglistlessly, „myseveraldayshave not taken a shower, the whole bodydoes not thinkcomfortably.”
“明天就能回家了吧?”莉莉无精打采地走到闪电身边,“我好几天没冲澡了,浑身都觉得不舒服。”Nightingalecannot bearsmileto make noise, whenCooperation Association, everybodyincluding over half a monthtimeto have no free timeto take a bathobviously, whomalsohas not seento complain, nowoneweekmany. Shethinkssuddenly, the bathroom and scented soapperhapsallareYour HighnessRoland„plot”-- after heinvents these strangeandeasy-to-usethings, witches was very perhaps difficultto set firm resolveto leaveBorder Townagain.夜莺忍不住笑出声来,明明在共助会时,大家连着大半个月时间没空洗澡,也没见谁抱怨过,现在才一周多呢。她忽然想到,浴室和香皂说不定全是罗兰殿下的“阴谋”——自他发明那些奇怪又好用的东西之后,女巫们恐怕很难再下定决心离开边陲镇了。Howevertranquilhas not continuedtoshippingfinished, after finishing eating the lunch, goes to the Kingdom CapitalinquiryinformationTasato bring the bad news.
不过平静没有持续到运送结束,吃完午饭后,前往王都打探情报的塔萨带来了坏消息。„Yourmeaningis...... Dreamland Wateris calling the subordinate, andplansto surrounddock?”Iron Axeknits the browsto say.
“你的意思是……梦境水正在召集手下,并且打算包围码头?”铁斧皱眉道。„Is " perhaps " plansto surrounddock.”Tasainvestigates the correct path, „before , fact that canconfirmpartially, because the lattern halfis extremely strange, thereforemyinformercannotaffirm. NowotherKingdom Capitalblackstreetorganizationswent into action, toguardDreamland Waterto attackoneselfdomainsuddenly. Just, compared with " surroundsdock " issmogview that the opposite partyemitsdesirably, Ibelieve that wastheirmidwaydisclosesnews--thisto be very commontoMouse. After all the blackstreetorganizationmajority ofmembersaresomebludgersor the dregs, is not any strictorganization. If the informationis unmistakable, thenDreamland Watershould certainlyreceivedpulling strings of someinfluence, otherwisewantsthemto leaveowndomainis a verydifficultmatter.”
“是「或许」打算包围码头。”塔萨纠正道,“前部分是可以确定的事实,而后半部分因为太过离奇,所以我的线人也不敢肯定。现在王都其它黑街组织都已行动起来,以防梦境水突然袭击自己的地盘。只不过,比起「包围码头」是对方刻意放出的烟雾这种说法,我更相信是他们自己中途走漏了消息——这对老鼠而言十分常见。毕竟黑街组织大部分成员都是些混混或渣滓,根本算不上什么严密的组织。假若情报无误,那么梦境水一定应该是受到了某个势力的指使,不然想要他们离开自己的地盘是件十分困难的事。”„Onegroup of petty people,”Iron Axedo not care at to say,„thesepeoplewill scurry aboutactuallywill affectyoursellingmedicineplan?”
“一群鼠辈罢了,”铁斧满不在乎道,“倒是这些人乱窜会影响你的卖药计划吗?”„Should,”Tasanot say,„theyare unable to insert the patrol leader the hand, is unlikelyto hindermeto pass in and out the side gate. Afterenteringcity, Skeleton Fingertoship the motorcade of liquid medicinesprovides the protection. Iam worried aboutyou, becauseImuststay in the citytonight, supervisessale of treated water, early tomorrow morningperhapsis unable to seeoffyou.”
“应该不会,”塔萨说,“他们无法将手插进巡逻队,也就不大可能阻碍我进出侧门。至于入城后,骷髅手指会为运送药水的车队提供保护。我只是担心你们,因为今晚我必须留在城中,监督净化水的售卖,明日一早恐怕也无法为你们送行。”„Might as well,”Iron Axehas pattedhisarm, „and other your highnessarrived atKingdom Capital, wesaid goodbye.”
“无妨,”铁斧拍了拍他的胳膊,“等以后殿下亲临王都了,我们再见吧。”Just likesuch of Nightingaleestimate, when the duskarrives, the lastbatchcarry the sailing ship of refugeeslowlyto leavedock, drivestoSilver Light City. Butremaining more than 300are not willingto leave the Kingdom Capitalperson, was orderedto disbandbyIron Axe.
正如夜莺预计的那样,在黄昏到来之际,最后一批载有难民的帆船缓缓离开码头,向银光城驶去。而剩下的300多位不愿意离开王都的人,则被铁斧下令遣散。Thenallpeopleevacuated the canalopposite shore, arrival of waitingcurtain of night.
接着所有人都撤离到了运河对岸,等待夜幕的降临。
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