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Perhaps you need not look very far, ser. After she had taken her leave, Maester Luwin smiled. "Ser Rodrik, I do believe my lady fancies you."
“爵士先生，這樣的人或許不需遠求。”她離開之后，魯溫學士微笑道：“羅德利克爵士，我看夫人她對您有意思。”
Ser Rodrik cleared his throat and looked uncomfortable.
羅德利克爵士清清喉嚨，看來有些困窘。
She was very sad, said Bran.
“她好悲傷啊。”布蘭說。
Ser Rodrik nodded. "Sad and gentle, and not at all uncomely for a woman of her years, for all her modesty. Yet a danger to the peace of your brother's realm nonetheless."
羅德利克爵士點頭，“悲傷而溫柔。她為人客氣，以年紀而論，還可算是十分貌美。縱然如此，她仍舊是對你哥哥的王國的一大威脅。”
Her? Bran said, astonished.
“怎么會？”布蘭非常訝異。
Maester Luwin answered. "With no direct heir, there are sure to be many claimants contending for the Hornwood lands. The Tallharts, Flints, and Karstarks all have ties to House Hornwood through the female line, and the Glovers are fostering Lord Harys's bastard at Deepwood Motte. The Dreadfort has no claim that I know, but the lands adjoin, and Roose Bolton is not one to overlook such a chance."
魯溫學士作答：“既然霍伍德家族沒有直系傳人，他們的領地勢必成為眾矢之的。陶哈家族、菲林特家族和卡史塔克家族都與霍伍德家族有過姻親關系，已故的哈瑞斯大人的私生子更在深林堡作葛洛佛家族的養子。更棘手的是，雖然恐怖堡并無接收這塊領地的資格，但兩家地盤相鄰，盧斯·波頓絕不會白白錯過大好機會。”
Ser Rodrik tugged at his whiskers. "In such cases, her liege lord must find her a suitable match."
羅德利克爵士拉拉小胡子，“依目前情形，陛下必須為她挑個門當戶對的對象。”
Why can't you marry her? Bran asked. "You said she was comely, and Beth would have a mother."
“你為什么不娶她？”布蘭問，“你自己也贊她漂亮啦，而且貝絲也該有個母親。”
The old knight put a hand on Bran's arm. "A kindly thought, my prince, but I am only a knight, and besides too old. I might hold her lands for a few years, but as soon as I died Lady Hornwood would find herself back in the same mire, and Beth's prospects might be perilous as well."
老騎士拍拍布蘭的手臂，“王子殿下，多謝您的好意，但我只是一介騎士，況且年紀也大了。領地的事務，我或許可以為她管理幾年，但等我一死，霍伍德伯爵夫人便會陷入同樣的困境，屆時連貝絲的前途都會大受影響。”
