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The pin, lad, the big man said. He held out his hand.
小鬼，把別針拿來。大漢伸出手說。
We'll take the horse too, said another of them, a woman shorter than Robb, with a broad fiat face and lank yellow hair. Get down, and be quick about it. A knife slid from her sleeve into her hand, its edge jagged as a saw.
還有你的馬，另一個女人說，她的個子比羅柏矮，生了一張扁扁的寬臉和一頭黃色直發。快給我下來。一把鋒呈鋸齒的匕首從她袖里閃進手中。
No, Bran blurted. I can't...
可是，布蘭脫口而出，我沒辦法…
The big man grabbed his reins before Bran could think to wheel Dancer around and gallop off. You can, lordling...and will, if you know what's good for you.
布蘭還沒想到調轉小舞開步逃走，大漢便一把抓住了韁繩。小少爺，你當然有辦法…而且一定得想辦法，如果你不想吃苦頭的話。
Stiv, look how he's strapped on. The tall woman pointed with her spear. Might be it's the truth he's telling.
史帝夫，你瞧，他被綁在馬鞍上，高個女人用長槍指著說，或許他說的是實話。
Straps, is it? Stiv said. He drew a dagger from a sheath at his belt. There's ways to deal with straps.
綁起來了，是嗎？史帝夫說。他從腰間的刀鞘里抽出匕首。這不成問題。
You some kind of cripple? asked the short woman.
你殘廢了還是怎么了？矮個女人問。
Bran flared. I'm Brandon Stark of Winterfell, and you better let go of my horse, or I'll see you all dead.
布蘭怒道：我是臨冬城的布蘭登·史塔克，你最好放開我的馬，否則我教你們通通沒命。
The gaunt man with the grey stubbled face laughed. The boy's a Stark, true enough. Only a Stark would be fool enough to threaten where smarter men would beg.
一臉灰胡碴的瘦子哈哈大笑。我看這小子準是史塔克家的人沒錯，只有史塔克家的人才這么笨，該討饒的時候還耍狠。
Cut his little cock off and stuff it in his mouth, suggested the short woman. That should shut him up.
把他小雞雞割下來塞他嘴里，矮個女人提議，這樣他肯定閉嘴。
You're as stupid as you are ugly, Hali, said the tall woman. The boy's worth nothing dead, but alive...gods be damned, think what Mance would give to have Benjen Stark's own blood to hostage!
哈莉，你已經夠丑了，沒想到還這么沒腦子。高個女人道，這孩子死了就不值錢啦，可要留著活口…天殺的，想想曼斯手上若有了班揚·史塔克的親屬當人質，他會怎么賞我們！
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