“Lord Varys makes good use of him.” "瓦里斯伯爵妥善运用了这个优势。"

　　“So the slaver has become a spy,” Ned said with distaste. He handed the letter back. “I would rather he become a corpse.” "人口贩子这下又成了间谍？"奈德嫌恶地说，一边把信件交还。"我倒是宁愿他变成一具尸体。"

　　“Varys tells me that spies are more useful than corpses,” Robert said. “Jorah aside, what do you make of his report?” "瓦里斯认为间谍比尸体有用得多，"劳勃道，"不过撇开乔拉不谈，你对此事有何看法？"

　　“Daenerys Targaryen has wed some Dothraki horselord. What of it? Shall we send her a wedding gift?” "丹妮莉丝嫁给一个多斯拉克马王，那又如何？难不成我们该送份结婚贺礼过去？"

　　The king frowned. “A knife, perhaps. A good sharp one, and a bold man to wield it.” 国王皱眉："我看送把刀更好。一把锐利的好刀，拿在一个有胆量的人手里。"

　　Ned did not feign surprise; Robert’s hatred of the Targaryens was a madness in him.  奈德没有故作惊讶。劳勃对坦格利安家族的恨意几近疯狂，

　　He remembered the angry words they had exchanged when Tywin Lannister had presented Robert with the corpses of Rhaegar’s wife and children as a token of fealty.  他至今都还记忆犹新，当年泰温·兰尼斯特献上雷加妻儿们的尸体以示效忠时，两人所发生的激烈口角。

　　Ned had named that murder; Robert called it war.  奈德认为这是谋杀，劳勃却说是战争中难免的惨剧。

　　When he had protested that the young prince and princess were no more than babes, his new-made king had replied, “I see no babes. Only dragonspawn.”  当他辩称年幼的王子和公主与婴儿无异时，甫登上王位的劳勃应道："我可没看到什么婴儿，只见到恶龙的孽种。

　　Not even Jon Arryn had been able to calm that storm. Eddard Stark had ridden out that very day in a cold rage, to fight the last battles of the war alone in the south.  "就连琼恩·艾林也无法平息那场纷争。艾德·史塔克当天便愤然拂袖而去，独自领兵前往南方打最后的一场仗。

　　It had taken another death to reconcile them; Lyanna’s death, and the grief they had shared over her passing. 后来是因为莱安娜的死，两人才言归于好。