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14．CATELYN
第十四章凱特琳
Ned and the girls were eight days gone when Maester Luwin came to her one night in Bran’s sickroom, carrying a reading lamp and the books of account. “It is past time that we reviewed the figures, my lady,” he said. “You’ll want to know how much this royal visit cost us.”
奈德和兩個女兒離開后的第十八天夜里，魯溫學士帶著一盞寫字燈和賬本，來到布蘭的病房求見。"夫人，我們該清點賬目了，"他說，"這樣您才知道這次招待王室的開銷。"
Catelyn looked at Bran in his sickbed and brushed his hair back off his forehead. It had grown very long, she realized. She would have to cut it soon. “I have no need to look at figures, Maester Luwin,” she told him, never taking her eyes from Bran. “I know what the visit cost us. Take the books away.”
凱特琳望著病榻上的布蘭，撥開他額間細發，忽然察覺到他的頭發長得好長，她得盡快找時間幫他修剪。"魯溫師傅，用不著給我看賬目，"她告訴他，視線始終離不開布蘭。"我知道宴客的支出有多嚇人。把賬本拿走罷。"
“My lady, the king’s party had healthy appetites. We must replenish our stores before...”
"夫人，國王的手下食量很大，我們得趕緊補充城里的存糧，以免……"
She cut him off. “I said, take the books away. The steward will attend to our needs.”
她打斷他："我說過，把賬本拿走。這些事交給總管去處理。"
“We have no steward,” Maester Luwin reminded her. Like a little grey rat, she thought, he would not let go. “Poole went south to establish Lord Eddard’s household at King’s Landing.”
"我們沒有總管了，"魯溫學士提醒她。他就像只灰鼠，她心想，咬住了就不肯罷休。"普爾隨同老爺南下去了君臨，以管理艾德大人的家務事。"
Catelyn nodded absently. “Oh, yes. I remember.” Bran looked so pale. She wondered whether they might move his bed under the window, so he could get the morning sun.
凱特琳漫不經心地點點頭。"噢，對，我想起來了。"布蘭看起來好蒼白，她暗自思索不知能否把病床移到窗邊，好讓他曬點早晨的太陽。
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。
