十年战争的故事#终章

来源：http://mmh7.ubi.com/pl/blog/post/view/tales-of-the-ten-years-war-final-part，以下由HeavenK翻译。

852 YSD – 狮鹫的决心 – The Griffin’s Resolve

漫漫归途 – The Long Road Home

Following the bird allowed Kente and Ivan to regroup with the dissident Wizard forces, which, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise, were led by lady Tanis. The unity of the Silver League had fractured on the question of an alliance with Seamus, and Tanis had managed to convince several of her Wizard colleagues to side with Ivan instead.

跟在蓝鸟之后，肯特和伊凡与法师阵营的反对派汇合，意料之外情理之中，这支部队的领导人正是塔妮丝女士。在是否与谢玛斯结盟的问题上，银色联盟内部分裂成两个阵营，塔妮丝设法说服几个法师同僚加入她的阵营，一起支持伊凡。

Yet she had not sent the bird to Ivan – the bird had actually come to her. The creature was ancient and powerful, a Spirit more than an animal, and it had delivered a message to Tanis. Bluebeak, as it called itself, had urged the Wizards to come to Ivan’s aid, as without their intervention he would meet his doom at Meadowfair.

但是她也不是派出蓝鸟寻找伊凡的人，实际上是蓝鸟找到了她。这只生物古老且强大，与其说是动物不如说是灵体，它给塔妮丝捎来了口信。蓝鸟自称蓝喙，催促法师们迅速支援伊凡，否则的话伊凡很有可能在明多飞迎来自己的末日。

Who could have sent this bird to Tanis? This answer was obvious to me, of course, as I had already encountered Bluebeak in the past, and had fond memories of its mistress. I had heard she had disappeared during the Purge of the Necromancers, but she had always been smart and resourceful. I had no problem imagining her finding ways to cover her tracks, even from the likes of me.

谁派这只鸟来见塔妮丝的呢？我很清楚这个问题的答案，因为我在过去就曾见过蓝喙，并和其女主人有一段美好的回忆。我曾听说她在亡灵法师大清洗之后就销声匿迹了，不过像她这样睿智且资源丰富的人来说，不难猜测到她找到某种方法掩盖了自己的行踪，即使是我族也无法看破。

I shared my suspicions with the Duke on our way back to Talonguard. He nodded absently, his mind aggravated by something else. Around us, it was all burnt villages and devastated fields; mass graves, famine, plagues, decimated families. Ivan’s defeat at Meadowfair had scarred his face but opened his eyes. He had been focusing on winning the war for so long, it had all become abstract to him. Now he was seeing the toll the war had been taking, and who had paid it in full.

在返回塔伦嘉德的路上，我和大公讲述了自己的猜测。他无言的点了点头，因为某些原因，他的心智程度正在恶化。在我们四周，到处都是焚毁的村庄与田野，尸横遍野，饥荒肆虐，瘟疫流行，家破人亡。伊凡在明多飞的失败划伤了他的面颊，却开了他的眼界。他已经被赢得战争这个念头所困多时，一心一意只为这个目的。但现在，他看到了战争肆虐带来的灾荒，以及那些真正为此承受代价的人民。

同床异梦 – Strange Bedfellows

As I had surmised, Anastasya Griffin was waiting for us at Talonguard. I had not seen her in three centuries, but she had not changed at all – although her eyes were colder that I remembered them.

正如我所推测的，安娜斯塔西娅–格里芬正在塔伦嘉德等候着我们。我已经三个多世纪没有见到她了，但是她还是和以前一样没变，除了她的目光比我印象中更为冷酷了一些之外。

Of course, I had to explain to Ivan some chapters from the secret history of his family, and of the incredible fates of his ancestors, Duke Slava’s children. If you wish, I can recount their stories for you as well, my fellow Shadow Councillors, you only have to ask. Although that would be a tale for another time.

自然，我得先向伊凡解释自己家族的那段秘密历史篇章，那些他的祖先们，斯拉瓦大公的孩子们的传奇故事。如果你们有兴趣，我可以帮你们回忆起这些故事，我的影子议会同僚们，你们只需要提出即可。不过当然，我们会找个时间具体讲讲这些。

Throughout history, a few members of the Griffin line had left the Empire to walk… different paths. Like her great-aunt Sveltana, Anastasya had become a member of the Spider Cult, a Necromancer. But she was still loyal to her name, and had come out of exile to help its current bearer. She had sent Bluebeak, her familiar, to Tanis, knowing she was her best bet to save Ivan at Meadowfair.

历史上，狮鹫家族有少数成员离开了帝国，走上了不同寻常的道路。和其姑奶奶斯维尔塔娜一样，安娜斯塔西娅成为了蜘蛛教派的一员，一位亡灵巫师。但是她仍然忠于自己的姓，并选择结束自我流放来帮助现任狮鹫家族的领导者。她派出了蓝喙，自己的魔宠，前往塔妮丝处，并得知塔妮丝是自己能够拯救位于明多飞战争上的伊凡的最好方法。

But it rapidly became obvious there while there was some begrudging respect between the Wizard and the Necromancer, there would never be neither friendship nor trust. The horrors of the Purge and of the War of the Broken Staff were still too young. As for Kente, well, he was wary of all Wizards, regardless of the colour of their robe. Needless to say, the halls of Talonguard soon became a rather… lively place.

不过很快，法师与亡灵巫师之间的不和就显现了出来，他们之间没有友谊与信任。大清洗与断杖之战所带来的恐慌尚未消褪。而对肯特而言，他对所有法师都无好感，不管他们穿着什么颜色的袍子。不用说，塔伦嘉德的大厅内很快就变得...热火朝天。

Ivan however was oblivious of their constant quarrels and incessant bickering. His defeat at Meadowfair, the destruction of Iron Feather and the devastation he had witnessed – and often caused – had all but neutered his fighting spirit. The war was still raging on beyond Talonguard’s walls, and Ivan was still leading the Griffin-Wolf alliance, but his heart was not into it anymore. The daring commander he had been a few months before was planning his next moves with a sense of fatality, not purpose.

但是伊凡却对这些毫无休止的争吵无动于衷。他在明多飞的失败，精铁之羽的碎裂，以及一路上他所目睹的灾荒，更不用说其中很多还是自己所为，这一切消磨了他的战斗意志。战争还在塔伦嘉德的城墙外肆虐，但是统率狮鹫恶狼联军的伊凡的内心却早已不在那里了。数个月前那个果敢的指挥官，如今却毫无目的，任凭命运指引着自己接下来的行动。

Later that year, the Angel Murazel returned to Talonguard with a man named Bleddyn. He was a Bloodsmith of Hammer Fall, a crafter of enchanted objects. Murazel had asked him to forge a new sword for Ivan, in the hopes of lifting the Duke’s spirits. Bleddyn left a few days later, promising he would be back before the year was done.

到了年末，天使缪拉泽尔回到塔伦嘉德，带来一个名为布兰迪（Bleddyn）的血铁匠。此人出身于落锤镇，擅长打造附魔物品。缪拉泽尔让他给伊凡打造一柄新剑，期望能以此换回大公的心神。布兰迪数日后便离开了，允诺将会在过年之前带回打造的武器。

议会聚集 – Gathering of the Council

As the first snowflakes began to fall on Talonguard, Bleddyn returned. Hearing the news, Anastasya, Kente, Tanis and Murazel all gathered to Ivan’s war room, to see the sword he had forged for the Griffin Lord.

在第一朵雪花降在塔伦嘉德的时候，布兰迪回来了。听到此消息，安娜斯塔西娅、肯特、塔妮丝和缪拉泽尔都聚集到伊凡的战略室，想亲眼目睹布兰迪给狮鹫大公所打造的武器。

“The secret of Bloodsmithing”, Bleddyn explained, “is to understand that weapons are not just metal, they are living things. They become part of their master’s very being. Iron Feather has accompanied the Griffin family though centuries of war and countless hardships, Duke Ivan. It was a symbol of the Griffins’ indomitable spirit and when it was destroyed, a part of you, of what makes you a Griffin, died with it. Simply giving you a new sword would not help you.”

“血铁匠的秘密（The secret of Bloodsmithing）”，布兰迪解释说：“在于认识到武器并非单纯的金属，而是有生命的活物。它们是自己主人的一部分。精铁之羽与狮鹫家族并肩作战几个世纪，跨越无数战争与艰苦，伊凡公爵。这把剑正是狮鹫不屈精神的象征，而它的破碎，同样带走了你内心中作为狮鹫之子的那一部分。因此，仅仅给你打造一柄新剑并不能帮助到你。”

To get a sense of who Ivan was, and what would make him whole, Bleddyn had used his last visit to talk to everyone that was currently in the room.

为了找回伊凡的本质，让其获得重生，布兰迪必须与在场的所有人交谈。

From me, he had learnt of Ivan’s tragic past, of what had happened to his father and brother when he was but a child.

从我这里，他得知了伊凡的悲剧过去，当其还是一个孩子的时候，自己的父亲与哥哥身上所发生的一切。

From Anastasya, he had learnt the complex tale of the Griffin family.

从安娜斯塔西娅那里，他得知了狮鹫家族的复杂故事。

From Kente, he knew Ivan’s courage and sense of honour.

从肯特那里，他得知了伊凡的勇气与荣誉感。

From Murazel, he knew Ivan’s sense of duty.

从缪拉泽尔那里，他得知了伊凡的责任心。

And from Tanis, he learnt of Ivan’s… fickle heart.

从塔妮丝那里，他得知了伊凡变幻无常的内心世界。

And so he had given the sword a name, symbolizing what Ivan had lost. He had called it the Griffin’s Resolve.

最终，他给这柄剑赋予了一个名字，标志着伊凡所失去一切。他将其称为狮鹫的决心。

After Bleddyn the Bloodsmith had left the room, Ivan spent long moments admiring his new blade, but his gaze also drifted to all the people – Angel, Necromancer, Wizard, Orc and Faceless – gathered around the table, around himself. And finally, he spoke:

在血铁匠布兰迪离开房间之后，伊凡盯着自己的剑看了许久，但同时他的凝视也指向在场的所有人，天使、亡灵巫师、法师、兽人与无面者，这些聚集在桌前，围绕在他身边的所有人。最终，他说到：

“ War is ravaging our lands. Brothers fighting against brothers… I need to stop this madness. But I cannot do it alone.”

“帝国疆土沦兵霾，兄弟手足正相残。吾虽有意定祸乱，无奈身薄势且单。”

He took a deep breath.

他深吸了一口气。

“ This sword made me understand what I was failing to see before now: that I need you, all of you. You are what I’ve been missing all along. Harsh times require an extraordinary council... like none the world has ever seen. United in purpose, we shall win this war!”

“这柄剑让我认识到自己以前所没有看到的一切，我需要你们，你们所有人，你们正是我所缺失的一切。奇时待举奇众案，前所未闻世间罕。万志一心必可堪，抚剑抉云平战端！”

Ivan’s Council was born that day. And it is now up to us, to all of us, to write the final chapter of the Tales of Ten Years War.

自此，伊凡的议会诞生。如今，轮到我们，我们所有人，来写下十年战争最后的篇章。