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Beyond the Wall the haunted forest stands as it stood in the Dawn Age, long before the Andals brought the Seven across the narrow sea.
鬼影森林早在安達爾人將七神帶過狹海前的黎明紀元便已聳立在長城之外，至今依然。
You will find a grove of weirwoods half a league from this spot, and mayhap your gods as well."
由此向北半里格你會找到一片魚梁木，或許也會找到你的神。”
My lord. The voice made Jon glance back in surprise. Samwell Tarly was on his feet. The fat boy wiped his sweaty palms against his tunic.
“大人，”瓊恩驚訝地回頭，看見肥胖的山姆威爾·塔利站了起來，將滿是汗水的手掌在衣服上抹了抹。
"Might I ... might I go as well? To say my words at this heart tree?"
“我能……我能不能跟他一起去？到心樹下宣誓？”
Does House Tarly keep the old gods too? Mormont asked.
“塔利家族莫非信奉舊神？”莫爾蒙問。
No, my lord, Sam replied in a thin, nervous voice.
“不是的，大人，”山姆用尖細而緊張的聲音回答。
The high officers frightened him, Jon knew, the Old Bear most of all.
瓊恩知道官員們很叫他害怕，熊老尤甚。
"I was named in the light of the Seven at the sept on Horn Hill, as my father was, and his father, and all the Tarlys for a thousand years."
“我在七神的榮光照耀下，在角陵的圣堂里舉行了命名儀式。我父親如此，他的父親亦如此，千年來塔利家族世代如此。”
Why would you forsake the gods of your father and your House? wondered Sir Jaremy Rykker.
“那么……你為何要拋棄令尊和你家族長久以來信仰的諸神呢？”杰瑞米·萊克爵士很好奇。
The Night's Watch is my House now, Sam said. "The Seven have never answered my prayers. Perhaps the old gods will."
“如今我以守夜人軍團為家，”山姆信誓旦旦地說，“七神從未回應我的祈禱，或許舊神會呢。”
As you wish, boy, Mormont said.
“那就這樣，小子。”莫爾蒙說。
Sam took his seat again, as did Jon.
山姆和瓊恩返身坐下。
"We have placed each of you in an order, as befits our need and your own strengths and skills."
“依照我們的需求，以及你們自身的能力和技巧，你們將被分配到不同的崗位。”
Bowen Marsh stepped forward and handed him a paper.
波文·馬爾錫前跨一步，交給他一張紙。
