A hundred days and a hundred nights he labored on the third blade, and as it glowed white-hot in the sacred fires, he summoned his wife. 'Nissa Nissa' he said to her, for that was her name, 'bare your breast, and know that I love you best of all that is in this world.' She did this thing, why I cannot say, and Azor Ahai thrust the smoking sword through her living heart. It is said that her cry of anguish and ecstasy left a crack across the face of the moon, but her blood and her soul and her strength and her courage all went into the steel. Such is the tale of the forging of Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes."

Now do you see my meaning? Be glad that it is just a burnt sword that His Grace pulled from that fire. Too much light can hurt the eyes, my friend, and fire burns. Salladhor Saan finished the last grape and smacked his lips. "When do you think the king will bid us sail, good ser?"
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knight | [nait] |
想一想再看 n. 騎士,爵士,武士 vt. 授以爵位 |
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sword | [sɔ:d] |
想一想再看 n. 劍,刀 |
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anguish | ['æŋgwiʃ] |
想一想再看 n. 苦悶,痛苦 |
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blade | [bleid] |
想一想再看 n. 刀鋒,刀口 |
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crack | [kræk] |
想一想再看 v. 崩潰,失去控制,壓碎,使裂開,破解,開玩笑 |
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sacred | ['seikrid] |
想一想再看 adj. 神圣的,受尊重的 |
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ecstasy | ['ekstəsi] |
想一想再看 n. 狂喜,入迷 |
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thrust | [θrʌst] |
想一想再看 n. 推力,刺,力推 |
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grace | [greis] |
想一想再看 n. 優美,優雅,恩惠 |
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labored | ['leibəd] |
想一想再看 adj. 吃力的;費勁的;不自然的 v. 工作;勞動;分 |
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