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"Perhaps... Sir Helman Tallhart, do you think?"
“或許……讓赫曼·陶哈爵士來(lái)負(fù)責(zé)，你意下如何？”
"A fine choice."
“很好。”
"What... what did he want of us?"
“他……他要我們?cè)趺礃樱俊?/div>
"If you can spare a few of your swords, I need some men to escort two of Lord Frey's grandsons north to Winterfell," she told him. "I have agreed to take them as wards. They are young boys, aged eight years and seven. It would seem they are both named Walder. Your brother Bran will welcome the companionship of lads near his own age, I should think."
“你要撥出幾個(gè)手下，護(hù)送佛雷大人的兩個(gè)孫子北上臨冬城。”她告訴他，“我已經(jīng)同意收他們?yōu)轲B(yǎng)子，他們年紀(jì)還小，一個(gè)七歲，一個(gè)八歲，兩個(gè)都叫瓦德。我想你弟弟布蘭應(yīng)該會(huì)很高興有同齡人作伴。”
"Is that all? Two fosterlings? That's a small enough price to..."
“就這樣而已？?jī)蓚€(gè)養(yǎng)子？這樣的代價(jià)未免也太——”
"Lord Frey's son Olyvar will be coming with us," she went on. "He is to serve as your personal squire. His father would like to see him knighted, in good time."
“佛雷大人的兒子奧利法跟我們一起走，”她繼續(xù)說(shuō)，“他將擔(dān)任你的私人侍從，過(guò)段時(shí)間以后，他的父親希望能看到他被策封為騎士。”
"A squire." He shrugged. "Fine, that's fine, if he's..."
“帶個(gè)侍從？”他聳聳肩，“很好，沒(méi)問(wèn)題，如果他——”
"Also, if your sister Arya is returned to us safely, it is agreed that she will marry Lord Walder's youngest son, Elmar, when the two of them come of age."
“還有，假如你妹妹艾莉亞平安歸來(lái)，我們同意讓她嫁給瓦德大人的幼子艾爾瑪，當(dāng)然，等兩人成年以后。”
Robb looked nonplussed. "Arya won't like that one bit."
羅柏有些不知所措。“艾莉亞不會(huì)喜歡的。”
"And you are to wed one of his daughters, once the fighting is done," she finished. "His lordship has graciously consented to allow you to choose whichever girl you prefer. He has a number he thinks might be suitable."
“等戰(zhàn)事結(jié)束，你也將迎娶他一個(gè)女兒，”她把話說(shuō)完，“侯爵大人慷慨地同意你自行挑選，他有好些個(gè)適合的人選。”
To his credit, Robb did not flinch. "I see."
這次，羅柏倒是眉頭都沒(méi)皺一下。“原來(lái)如此。”
"Do you consent?"
“你同意嗎？”
"Can I refuse?"
“我可以拒絕嗎？”
"Not if you wish to cross."
“那你就不能渡河。”
"I consent," Robb said solemnly. He had never seemed more manly to her than he did in that moment. Boys might play with swords, but it took a lord to make a marriage pact, knowing what it meant.
“我同意。”羅柏鄭重地說(shuō)。在她眼中，他從未像此時(shí)這么有成年人的樣子。小男孩或許也能舞刀弄?jiǎng)Γ挥姓嬲某赡觐I(lǐng)主才能明白政治婚約的意涵，并坦然接受。
