Weird Butterfly Ceremony

課文：

After a long journey, Prince Gale and Ray reached a city in Foggy Kingdom. A guard stopped them and asked who they are.

Once Prince Gale and Ray had explained their mission, the guard said, “This city is all that remains of Foggy Kingdom. A monster has destroyed the other cities. We came here to weather the storm, hoping the monster will go away.”

guard：衛兵
remain：剰下
weather the storm：度過難關

The guard took them to Queen Misty, Foggy Kingdom’s young but capable ruler. The guard said she had a heart as pure as the driven snow. She had been a ray of sunshine during these difficult times.

Prince Gale and Ray told her their story.

misty：有霧的
capable：有能力的、能幹的
ruler：管理者
as pure as the driven snow：純真無邪
a ray of sunshine：在艱困環境中帶來一線希望

Queen Misty replied, “I’d like to help. But the stone’s magic is our city’s best defense against the monster.”

The prince offered to kill the monster in exchange for the stone. The queen agreed and gave them food for their quest.

Prince Gale told Ray to stay safe in the city. But Ray answered, “I’m not a fair-weather friend. I won’t abandon you.”

defense：防禦
in exchange for：交換
quest：尋找、遠征、探索
fair-weather friend：酒肉朋友
abandon：拋棄、丟棄（=desert）

文法：
I’d like to help. But…（我也想幫忙，可是…）

特別補充：
reach for：用手去拿
what’s it like outside?：外面天氣如何？
supposed to be：照理說…
get ahead of oneself：有點超快了
capability：能力