第六章：另一边的故事(17)
‘He changed his name,’ said the dragon. ‘He changed his name to…’
‘Grimbeard the Ghastly,’ finished Hiccup.
There was a long, long pause.
Hiccup felt slightly sick.
‘Grimbeard the Ghastly. And as is often the way of these things, the gods set out to punish Grimbeard. Grimbeard had his own son, who was a runt, and also called Hiccup, Hiccup the Second. Grimbeard learned to love this son the best of all his children, but was tricked into killing his son because he thought he was stirring up a Dragon Rebellion against him. It was only then that he realised what a terrible mistake he had made, how he had betrayed both his own ancestors and his own son.
‘That was why Grimbeard hid the Things. He threw them to all quarters of the Archipelago so that only a true Hero could find them. A new King must be worthy. He set up a terrible bodyguard of almost superhuman Warriors and otherworldly dragons, to ensure that only a Hero with the ten Lost Things can be crowned King, and these dreadful bodyguards are known as the Guardian Protectors of Tomorrow.’
Hiccup shivered. ‘I have heard bad things about those Guardians.’
‘Grimbeard the Ghastly,’ finished Hiccup.
There was a long, long pause.
Hiccup felt slightly sick.
‘Grimbeard the Ghastly. And as is often the way of these things, the gods set out to punish Grimbeard. Grimbeard had his own son, who was a runt, and also called Hiccup, Hiccup the Second. Grimbeard learned to love this son the best of all his children, but was tricked into killing his son because he thought he was stirring up a Dragon Rebellion against him. It was only then that he realised what a terrible mistake he had made, how he had betrayed both his own ancestors and his own son.
‘That was why Grimbeard hid the Things. He threw them to all quarters of the Archipelago so that only a true Hero could find them. A new King must be worthy. He set up a terrible bodyguard of almost superhuman Warriors and otherworldly dragons, to ensure that only a Hero with the ten Lost Things can be crowned King, and these dreadful bodyguards are known as the Guardian Protectors of Tomorrow.’
Hiccup shivered. ‘I have heard bad things about those Guardians.’
第五人格约瑟夫和卡尔的故事
