The Other said something in a language that Will did not know; his voice was like the cracking of ice on a winter lake, and the words were mocking.
異鬼開口用一種威爾聽不懂的語言說了幾句話,聲音如冰湖碎裂,腔調充滿嘲弄。
Ser Waymar Royce found his fury. “For Robert!” he shouted, and he came up snarling, lifting the frost-covered longsword with both hands and swinging it around in a flat sidearm slash with all his weight behind it. The Other’s parry was almost lazy.
威瑪·羅伊斯爵士找回了勇氣。“勞勃國王萬歲!”他高聲怒吼,雙手緊緊握住覆滿白霜的長劍,使盡全身力氣瘋狂揮舞。異鬼泰然自若。
When the blades touched, the steel shattered.
兩劍相擊,鋼劍應聲碎裂。
A scream echoed through the forest night, and the longsword shivered into a hundred brittle pieces, the shards scattering like a rain of needles. Royce went to his knees, shrieking, and covered his eyes. Blood welled between his fingers.
尖叫聲回蕩在深夜的林里,羅伊斯的長劍裂成千千碎片,如同一陣針雨四散甩落。羅伊斯慘叫著跪下,伸手捂住雙眼,鮮血從他指縫間汩汩流下。
The watchers moved forward together, as if some signal had been given. Swords rose and fell, all in a deathly silence. It was cold butchery. The pale blades sliced through ringmail as if it were silk. Will closed his eyes. Far beneath him, he heard their voices and laughter sharp as icicles.
旁觀的異鬼仿佛接收到什么訊號,這時一涌向前。一片死寂之中,劍雨紛飛,這是場冷酷的屠殺。慘白的劍刃砍絲般切進環甲。威爾閉上眼睛。他聽見地面上遠遠傳來它們的談笑聲,尖利一如冰針。
When he found the courage to look again, a long time had passed, and the ridge below was empty.
良久,他終于鼓起勇氣睜開眼睛。樹下的山脊空無一人。
He stayed in the tree, scarce daring to breathe, while the moon crept slowly across the black sky. Finally, his muscles cramping and his fingers numb with cold, he climbed down.
月亮緩緩爬過漆黑的天幕,但他依舊留在樹上,嚇得大氣也不敢出。最后,他驅動抽筋的肌肉和凍僵的手指,爬回樹下。
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。