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They started back down between the pillars. Blind stone eyes seemed to follow them as they passed. The king kept his arm around Ned’s shoulder. “You must have wondered why I finally came north to Winterfell, after so long.”
他們朝墓窖的出口走去，兩人穿梭於石柱之間，兩旁的史塔克死者空洞的眼神彷佛跟隨著他們的腳步。國王依舊樓著奈德：「你一定想不透，為什麼我隔了這么多年才到臨冬城來。」
Ned had his suspicions, but he did not give them voice. “For the joy of my company, surely,” he said lightly. “And there is the Wall. You need to see it, Your Grace, to walk along its battlements and talk to those who man it. The Night’s Watch is a shadow of what it once was. Benjen says...”
奈德的確有幾個可能的猜測，但他沒說出來。「我看是想來和我作伴？」他故作輕松地說：「不然就是絕境長城的緣故。陛下，您一定要看看，然後親自在城墻上走一回，和守軍談談。守夜人部隊如今已經沒有過去的盛況，班揚說……」
“No doubt I will hear what your brother says soon enough,” Robert said. “The Wall has stood for what, eight thousand years? It can keep a few days more. I have more pressing concerns. These are difficult times. I need good men about me. Men like Jon Arryn. He served as Lord of the Eyrie, as Warden of the East, as the Hand of the King. He will not be easy to replace.”
「相信我很快就會有機會當面和你弟弟聊聊，」勞勃說：「至於絕境長城，已經在那兒多久了？有八千多年了吧，再撐個幾天應該沒問題。我有更要緊的事要跟你說，現在時局緊張，我需要信得過的得力助手，像瓊恩·艾林那樣的人。他既是鷹巢城主，又是東境統領和御前首相，要找到合適的替代人選可不容易。」
“His son” Ned began.
「他的兒子……」奈德開口道。
“His son will succeed to the Eyrie and all its incomes,” Robert said brusquely. “No more.”
「他的兒子會繼承鷹巢城主爵位，以及附近領地所有的稅賦。」勞勃打斷他的話：「就這樣了。」
That took Ned by surprise. He stopped, startled, and turned to look at his king. The words came unbidden. “The Arryns have always been Wardens of the East. The title goes with the domain.”
奈德大吃一驚，錯愕地停下腳步，轉身面對國王，脫口便說：「艾林家族世代擔任東境統領，這是個世襲的職位啊。」
“Perhaps when he comes of age, the honor can be restored to him,” Robert said. “I have this year to think of, and next. A six-year-old boy is no war leader, Ned.”
「等他長大成人之後，我再考慮要不要交還給他。」勞勃道：「然而我要考慮的是今年和往後的幾年。奈德，六歲的小男孩是沒法統率軍隊的。」
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。
