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Will went in front, his shaggy little garron picking the way carefully through the undergrowth. A light snow had fallen the night before, and there were stones and roots and hidden sinks lying just under its crust, waiting for the careless and the unwary. Ser Waymar Royce came next, his great black destrier snorting impatiently. The warhorse was the wrong mount for ranging, but try and tell that to the lordling. Gared brought up the rear. The old man-at-arms muttered to himself as he rode.
威爾打前鋒，騎著他那匹長毛的馬，在矮樹叢里小小心翼翼地探路。昨夜下了一場小雪，這會兒樹叢底下有許多石塊、樹根和水洼，一不小心就會摔倒。威瑪·羅伊斯爵士跟在后面，他那匹高壯駿馬不耐煩地吐著氣。巡邏任務最不適合騎戰馬，但貴族子弟哪聽得進去？老兵蓋瑞殿后，一路低聲喃喃自語。
Twilight deepened. The cloudless sky turned a deep purple, the color of an old bruise, then faded to black. The stars began to come out. A half-moon rose. Will was grateful for the light.
暮色漸沉，無云的天空轉為淤青般的深紫，然后沒入黑幕。星星出來了，新月也升起。威爾暗自感謝星月的光輝。
“We can make a better pace than this, surely,” Royce said when the moon was full risen.
“我們應該可以再走快點。”羅伊斯說。這時月亮已快升上天頂。
“Not with this horse,” Will said. Fear had made him insolent. “Perhaps my lord would care to take the lead?”
“你的馬沒這能耐，”威爾道，恐懼使他無禮起來。“少爺您走前面試試？”
Ser Waymar Royce did not deign to reply.
威瑪·羅伊斯爵士顯然不屑回答
Somewhere off in the wood a wolf howled.
樹林深處傳來一聲狼嗥。
Will pulled his garron over beneath an ancient gnarled ironwood and dismounted.
威爾在一棵長滿樹瘤的老鐵樹旁停住，下了馬。
“Why are you stopping?” Ser Waymar asked.
“為何停下？”威瑪爵士問。
“Best go the rest of the way on foot, m’lord. It’s just over that ridge.”
“大人，后面的路步行比較好，翻過那道山脊就到。”
Royce paused a moment, staring off into the distance, his face reflective. A cold wind whispered through the trees. His great sable cloak stirred behind like something half-alive.
羅伊斯也停下來凝神遠望，一臉思索的表情。陣陣冷風颯颯響徹林間，他的貂皮大衣在背后抖了抖，仿佛有了生命。
讀物介紹：
《權力的游戲》是一部中世紀史詩奇幻題材的電視連續劇。該劇以美國作家喬治·R·R·馬丁的奇幻巨作《冰與火之歌》七部曲為基礎改編創作，由大衛·貝尼奧夫和丹尼爾·威斯編劇、HBO電視網推出。本劇第一季于2011年4月17日開播，第二季于2012年4月1日回歸，第三季于2013年3月31日開始播出，第四季已獲得預定，將在2014年春季回歸。
