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You never knew Lyanna as I did, Robert, Ned told him. You saw her beauty, but not the iron underneath. She would have told you that you have no business in the melee.
勞勃，你對萊安娜的了解沒我深，奈德告訴他，你只見到她的美，卻不知道她真正的硬脾氣。倘若她還活著，她會告訴你，你和團體比武毫無瓜葛。
You too? The king frowned. You are a sour man, Stark. Too long in the north, all the juices have frozen inside you. Well, mine are still running. He slapped his chest to prove it.
怎么你也來這套？國王皺眉，史塔克，你這家伙真討厭，我看你在北方待得太久，體內的血都凍成冰啦。告訴你，老子可還熱血沸騰哩。他拍拍胸脯以示證明。
You are the king, Ned reminded him.
別忘了你是國王。奈德提醒他。
I sit on the damn iron seat when I must. Does that mean I don't have the same hungers as other men? A bit of wine now and again, a girl squealing in bed, the feel of a horse between my legs? Seven hells, Ned, I want to hit someone.
我該坐的時候坐坐那張該死的鐵椅子，難道就不能跟其他人一樣有七情六欲嗎？難道我不能沒事喝點小酒，找個女孩樂一樂，享受騎馬的快感嗎？下七層地獄去，奈德，我不過是想打打人罷了。
Ser Barristan Selmy spoke up. Your Grace, he said, it is not seemly that the king should ride into the melee. It would not be a fair contest. Who would dare strike you?
巴利斯坦·賽爾彌爵士開了口：陛下，他說，國王加入團體比武并不恰當，因為這樣一來，比賽就不公平了。試問誰敢對您動手呢？
Robert seemed honestly taken aback. Why, all of them, damn it. If they can. And the last man left standing?
勞勃真是沒料到這層。唉，誰都行啊，他媽的。只要他們有那能耐。反正最后站著的…
will be you, Ned finished. He saw at once that Selmy had hit the mark. The dangers of the melee were only a savor to Robert, but this touched on his pride. Ser Barristan is right. There's not a man in the Seven Kingdoms who would dare risk your displeasure by hurting you.
一定會是您。奈德接口。他立刻發現賽爾彌點到了關鍵。若是強調比武的危險，只會更刺激勞勃，而這樣說來便事關他的自尊。巴利斯坦爵士說得沒錯，七國上下絕沒有人敢冒著惹您生氣的危險對您動手。
The king rose to his feet, his face flushed. Are you telling me those prancing cravens will let me win?
國王滿臉通紅，霍地站起，你的意思是那些沒用的膽小鬼會故意失手？
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