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It's the Hand's tourney that's the cause of all the trouble, my lords, the Commander of the City Watch complained to the king's council.
諸位大人，這些麻煩都是首相的比武大會帶來的。都城守備隊的司令官向御前會議抱怨。
The king's tourney, Ned corrected, wincing. I assure you, the Hand wants no part of it.
國王的比武大會，奈德皺著眉頭糾正他，我跟你保證，首相對這事一點興趣都沒有。
Call it what you will, my lord. Knights have been arriving from all over the realm, and for every knight we get two freeriders, three craftsmen,
您怎么說都行，大人，可事實是全國各地的騎士陸陸續續都來了哪。而每來一個騎士呢，跟著就來兩個自由騎手、三個工匠、
six men-at-arms, a dozen merchants, two dozen whores, and more thieves than I dare guess.
六個大兵、一打生意人、兩打妓女，至于小偷，多到我猜都不敢猜。
This cursed heat had half the city in a fever to start, and now with all these visitors.
這該死的熱天已經害城里半數人熱得暈頭轉向，現在又來這么多家伙…
last night we had a drowning, a tavern riot, three knife fights, a rape, two fires, robberies beyond count, and a drunken horse race down the Street of the Sisters.
昨兒晚上就有人溺死，外加一起酒館暴亂，三起持刀械斗，一起強奸案，兩場火災，搶劫數不清啦，還有匹喝醉的馬沖到修女街去了。
The night before a woman's head was found in the Great Sept, floating in the rainbow pool.
前天呢，則有個女人的頭被人發現漂在大圣堂的彩虹池里，
No one seems to know how it got there or who it belongs to.
沒人知道那顆頭是打哪兒來的，也沒人知道那是誰的頭。
How dreadful, Varys said with a shudder.
真是嚇人喲。瓦里斯打著哆嗦。
Lord Renly Baratheon was less sympathetic. If you cannot keep the king's peace, Janos, perhaps the City Watch should be commanded by someone who can.
藍禮·拜拉席恩公爵可沒他這么好心。我說啊，杰諾斯，你要是連城里的秩序都無法維持，恐怕都城守衛隊得換個有辦法的人來當司令啰。
Stout, jowly Janos Slynt puffed himself up like an angry frog, his bald pate reddening. Aegon the Dragon himself could not keep the peace, Lord Renly. I need more men.
史林特生得高頭大馬，一副雙下巴，他聽了這話立刻變得跟青蛙一樣氣鼓鼓的，光頭頓時紅了起來。藍禮大人，就算龍王伊耿再世也管不住。我需要人手。
How many? Ned asked, leaning forward. As ever, Robert had not troubled himself to attend the council session, so it fell to his Hand to speak for him.
你要多少人？奈德傾身向前問。依慣例，勞勃又沒參加會議，所以他這個國王之手只好代為發言。
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