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Catelyn dismounted to stand before him. Lord Nestor, she said. She knew the man only by reputation; Bronze Yohn's cousin, from a lesser branch of House Royce, yet still a formidable lord in his own right. We have had a long and tiring journey. I would beg the hospitality of your roof tonight, if I might.
凱特琳下了馬，站在他面前。奈斯特大人，她說。她久聞其大名，他是青銅約恩的堂弟，生于羅伊斯家族的旁系支脈，但本身依舊是個響當當的人物。我們長途跋涉，疲累不堪，如果您方便的話，今晚想在此借宿一宿。
My roof is yours, my lady, Lord Nestor returned gruffly, but your sister the Lady Lysa has sent down word from the Eyrie. She wishes to see you at once. The rest of your party will be housed here and sent up at first light.
夫人，請別客氣。奈斯特男爵粗聲道，但您的妹妹萊莎夫人剛從鷹巢城傳話下來，希望能立刻見您一面。跟您同來的人今晚就住這里，明天一大早送他們上山。
Her uncle swung off his horse. What madness is this? he said bluntly. Brynden Tully had never been a man to blunt the edge of his words. A night ascent, with the moon not even full? Even Lysa should know that's an invitation to a broken neck.
叔叔翻身下馬。這太瘋狂了！他唐突地說。布林登·徒利向來不是個善于修飾話語棱角的人。今天并不是滿月，你還要他們連夜上山？就算萊莎也知道這是找死。
The mules know the way, Ser Brynden. A wiry girl of seventeen or eighteen years stepped up beside Lord Nestor. Her dark hair was cropped short and straight around her head, and she wore riding leathers and a light shirt of silvered ringmail. She bowed to Catelyn, more gracefully than her lord. I promise you, my lady, no harm will come to you. It would be my honor to take you up. I've made the dark climb a hundred times. Mychel says my father must have been a goat.
布林登爵士，騾子認得路哪。一個瘦長結實的十七八歲少女自奈斯特男爵身邊走上前來。她一頭剪短的黑發，身穿騎馬皮衣和一件鍍銀輕環甲。她朝凱特琳鞠躬的姿勢，比她主人還要優雅。夫人，我向您保證，不會出事的。能帶您上山是我的榮幸。這條路我摸黑走過幾百次，米歇爾說我父親準是頭山羊。
She sounded so cocky that Catelyn had to smile. Do you have a name, child?
她那充滿自信的口氣，聽得凱特琳忍不住微笑。孩子，你可有名字？
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