Hewillnotseemestoppinghere,

Towatchhiswoodsfillupwithsnow.

Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer,

Tostopwithoutafarmhousenear.

Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake,

Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.

Hegiveshisharnessbellsashake,

Toaskifthereissomemistake.

Theonlyothersound’sthesweep,

Ofeasywindanddownyflake.

Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep.

ButIhavepromisestokeep.

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.

“她在说什么？”狄奥多拉的诗句甚有韵味，但周围却无一人听懂，萧斡里剌身为铁镜部族族长，精通契丹、汉、蒙古、女真多种语言，却也大为茫然。

“或许是她家乡的语言。”伊丽琪说话时，眼神有些闪烁，手上动作也有一瞬间的停顿。过了一阵，她才道：“姐姐有很多秘密，具体我们也不知道。”