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The gods frown on the gambler, Ser Rodrik said sternly. He was of the north, and shared the Stark views on tournaments.
諸神在上，賭徒本該遭天譴。羅德利克爵士口氣嚴峻。身為北方人的他，和史塔克家一樣對比武大會沒好感。
They frowned on me, for certain, the singer said. Your cruel gods and the Knight of Flowers altogether did me in.
我知道老天看我不順眼，歌手說，所以你那些神和百花騎士聯手把我坑慘了。
No doubt that was a lesson for you, Ser Rodrik said.
想必你學到教訓了。羅德利克爵士道。
It was. This time my coin will champion Ser Loras.
可不是嘛。這回我要把注下在洛拉斯爵士身上。
Ser Rodrik tried to tug at whiskers that were not there, but before he could frame a rebuke the serving boy came scurrying up. He laid trenchers of bread before them and filled them with chunks of browned meat off a skewer, dripping with hot juice. Another skewer held tiny onions, fire peppers, and fat mushrooms. Ser Rodrik set to lustily as the lad ran back to fetch them beer.
羅德利克爵士又想捻不存在的胡子，他還來不及回敬對方，跑堂小弟便急急趕了過來，在他們面前奉上一盤盤面包，又從叉子上切下烤成棕色，流著熱湯汁的肉片。另一個叉子上則有小洋蔥、紅辣椒和肥美的蘑菇。羅德利克當下就狼吞虎咽起來，那侍者又跑去幫他們盛啤酒。
My name is Marillion, the singer said, plucking a string on his woodharp. Doubtless you've heard me play somewhere?
我叫馬瑞里安，歌手邊說邊撥著一根琴弦，想必你們在別的地方聽過我表演？
His manner made Catelyn smile. Few wandering singers ever ventured as far north as Winterfell, but she knew his like from her girlhood in Riverrun. I fear not, she told him.
聽他這種口氣，凱特琳不禁微笑。吟游詩人鮮少光臨地處極北的臨冬城，但她在奔流城的少女時代常見識這類人。恐怕沒有。她告訴他。
He drew a plaintive chord from the woodharp. That is your loss, he said. Who was the finest singer you've ever heard?
他在琴上彈出一個哀傷的音符。那是你的損失。他說，你聽過最好的歌手是誰？
Alia of Braavos, Ser Rodrik answered at once.
布拉佛斯的阿利亞。羅德利克爵士立刻應道。
Oh, I'm much better than that old stick, Marillion said. If you have the silver for a song, I'll gladly show you.
唉，我比那老骨頭高明多啦。馬瑞里安說，如果你肯花個銀幣，我很樂意證明給你看。
背景介紹:
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