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10．JON
第十章 瓊恩
Jon climbed the steps slowly, trying not to think that this might be the last time ever. Ghost padded silently beside him. Outside, snow swirled through the castle gates, and the yard was all noise and chaos, but inside the thick stone walls it was still warm and quiet. Too quiet for Jon’s liking.
瓊恩緩步爬上樓梯，雖然知道這是他最后一次爬這樓梯了，卻又盡力拋開這些念頭。白靈無聲地跟在身邊，外面正下著雪，雪花飛進城門。廣場上人聲喧囂，熙來攘往，但在厚重的石墻內，仍舊溫暖而靜謐，寧靜得瓊恩有些受不了。
He reached the landing and stood for a long moment, afraid. Ghost nuzzled at his hand. He took courage from that. He straightened, and entered the room.
他抵達門外，獨自佇立了很長時間，心中滿懷恐懼。白靈用鼻子磨蹭他的手，他借此找到勇氣，于是挺起胸膛，走進房內。
Lady Stark was there beside his bed. She had been there, day and night, for close on a fortnight. Not for a moment had she left Bran’s side. She had her meals brought to her there, and chamber pots as well, and a small hard bed to sleep on, though it was said she had scarcely slept at all. She fed him herself, the honey and water and herb mixture that sustained life. Not once did she leave the room. So Jon had stayed away.
史塔克夫人坐在床邊。最近兩個星期以來，她幾乎日日夜夜寸步不離地守著布蘭。她差人把餐點送到房里，以及便壺，和一張小硬板床，但人們都說她根本沒闔過眼。她親自用蜂蜜、開水和草藥混合的飲料喂養布蘭。她不曾離開房間，因此瓊恩始終避得遠遠的。
But now there was no more time.
但他已經不能再等下去了。
He stood in the door for a moment, afraid to speak, afraid to come closer. The window was open. Below, a wolf howled. Ghost heard and lifted his head.
他在門廊里站了好一陣子，不敢作聲，也不敢靠近。窗戶敞得大開，樓下傳來孤狼長嚎之聲，白靈聽見便抬起了頭。
Lady Stark looked over. For a moment she did not seem to recognize him. Finally she blinked. “What are you doing here?” she asked in a voice strangely flat and emotionless.
史塔克夫人轉過頭來，起初并沒認出他，許久之后她才眨眼問："你在這里做什么？"語調平板，格外地了無生氣。
背景介紹：
《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。喬治·雷蒙德·理查德·馬丁是歐美奇幻小說大師。馬丁的作品主要以人物為關注點，描寫細膩豐富，突破了幻想文學界固有的創作模式，多次引領閱讀潮流。由于馬丁的輝煌成就，他被譽為美國的托爾金和新世紀的海明威。從1989年開始，馬丁淡出文學界，轉而投身演藝界發展，1996年他才重返文壇而開始奇幻文學的創作，處女作便是《權力的游戲》，即為《冰與火之歌》的首部曲。《權力的游戲》甫出便拿下了British Fantasy Society、 世界奇幻獎和星云獎年度最佳幻想作品提名，在非官方的不記名奇幻作品投票中，《冰與火之歌》儼然已經可以和《魔戒》平起平坐，作者網站的訪問量也是和斯蒂芬·金、J.K.羅琳等不相上下，其受歡迎的程度可見一斑。喬治馬丁被時代雜志評選為2011年影響世界的一百人之一。
