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Perhaps we might begin soon, the Grand Maester said, hands knitting together atop his broad stomach. I fear I shall fall asleep if we wait much longer.
我們不妨開始罷。大學士把手放在大肚子上反復揉搓，再等下去，只怕我就要睡著了。
As you will. The king's seat sat empty at the head of the table, the crowned stag of Baratheon embroidered in gold thread on its pillows.
如您所愿，國王在會議桌的首位空著，那椅子靠背上用金線繡著拜拉席恩家族的寶冠雄鹿。
Ned took the chair beside it, as the right hand of his king. My lords, he said formally, I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
奈德揀了國王右邊，象征國王右手的位子坐下。諸位大人，他正色道，很抱歉讓大家久等。
You are the King's Hand, Varys said. We serve at your pleasure, Lord Stark.
史塔克大人，您是國王的首相，瓦里斯道，為您效勞就是我們職責所在。
As the others took their accustomed seats, it struck Eddard Stark forcefully that he did not belong here, in this room, with these men.
眼看其他人紛紛在自己固有的座位落坐，艾德·史塔克才猛然驚覺此時此地自己是多么格格不入。
He remembered what Robert had told him in the crypts below Winterfell. I am surrounded by flatterers and fools, the king had insisted.
他憶起勞勃在臨冬城墓窖里對他說過的話，我身邊凈是些白癡和馬屁精。
Ned looked down the council table and wondered which were the flatterers and which the fools.
奈德朝會議桌看去，暗自揣測哪些是白癡，哪些又是馬屁精。
He thought he knew already. We are but five, he pointed out.
答案他已了然于心。我們只有五人。他指出。
Lord Stannis took himself to Dragonstone not long after the king went north, Varys said,
國王北行之后沒多久，史坦尼斯大人便回了龍石島。瓦里斯道，
and our gallant Ser Barristan no doubt rides beside the king as he makes his way through the city, as befits the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
至于我們英勇的巴利斯坦爵士，此刻無疑正隨侍國王身邊，護送他穿過城市罷。身為御林鐵衛隊長，這是他職責所在呢。
Perhaps we had best wait for Ser Barristan and the king to join us, Ned suggested.
或許我們該等巴利斯坦爵士和陛下加入之后再開始。奈德提議。
Renly Baratheon laughed aloud. If we wait for my brother to grace us with his royal presence, it could be a long sit.
藍禮·拜拉席恩朗聲笑道：要等我老哥賞臉，那不知到何年何月啰。
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