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Robb whistled. They heard the faint sound of soft feet on wet leaves.
羅柏吹聲口哨。眾人聽見腳步輕踩濕葉的聲響。
The undergrowth parted, low-hanging branches giving up their accumulation of snow, and Grey Wind and Summer emerged from the green. Summer sniffed the air and growled.
矮樹叢低垂的枝椏灑下覆蓋的雪，向兩旁分開，灰風和夏天自一片綠色中穿出。夏天嗅嗅風中的氣息，出聲低吼。
Wolves, gasped Hali.
狼來了。哈莉噤聲道。
Direwolves, Bran said. Still half-grown, they were as large as any wolf he had ever seen, but the differences were easy to spot, if you knew what to look for.
是冰原狼。布蘭說。雖然并未發育完全，他們的體格也只有一般狼大小，但若仔細觀察，很容易分辨出差異所在。
Maester Luwin and Farlen the kennelmaster had taught him.
魯溫師傅和馴獸長法蘭教過他：
A direwolf had a bigger head and longer legs in proportion to its body, and its snout and jaw were markedly leaner and more pronounced.
冰原狼的頭比較大，四肢較長，鼻子和下巴則特別尖細、形狀明顯。
There was something gaunt and terrible about them as they stood there amid the gently falling snow. Fresh blood spotted Grey Wind's muzzle.
站在輕飄的細雪里，他們懷著憔悴而駭人的神態。灰風的口鼻沾滿鮮血。
Dogs, the big bald man said contemptuously. Yet I'm told there's nothing like a wolfskin cloak to warm a man by night. He made a sharp gesture. Take them.
兩只臭狗。光頭男子輕蔑地說，我倒是知道，夜里沒什么比狼皮斗篷更保暖。他猛地做了個手勢。拿下！
Robb shouted, Winterfell! and kicked his horse. The gelding plunged down the bank as the ragged men closed.
羅柏高喊：臨冬城萬歲！然后踢馬向前。公馬跳進溪里，衣衫襤褸的敵人圍了過去。
A man with an axe rushed in, shouting and heedless. Robb's sword caught him full in the face with a sickening crunch and a spray of bright blood.
有個人拿著斧頭，沒頭沒腦地大叫著朝他沖來。羅柏的長劍正中對方面門，發出令人作嘔的碎裂聲，隨即鮮血四濺。
The man with the gaunt stubbly face made a grab for the reins, and for half a second he had them...and then Grey Wind was on him, bearing him down.
一臉胡碴的人伸手去扯韁繩，才抓住半秒…只見灰風一躍而起把他撲倒。
He fell back into the stream with a splash and a shout, flailing wildly with his knife as his head went under.
他噗通一聲跌進溪里，吶喊著，瘋狂地揮舞著短刀，頭部被水淹沒。
The direwolf plunged in after him, and the white water turned red where they had vanished.
冰原狼跳上去繼續攻擊，兩人消失在水中，轉眼之間，白色的河水便轉為殷紅。
背景介紹:
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