《冰与火之歌》节选A DANCE WIH DRAGONS(2)

"Be that as it may. My father sat where I sit now when Lord Eddard came to sisterton. Our maester urged us to sent Stark's head to Aerys, to prove our loyalty. It would have meant a rich reward. The Mad King was open-handed with them as pleased him. By then we knew that Jon Arryn had taken Gulltown, though. Robert was the first man to gain the wall, and slew（slay 屠戮） Marq Grafton with his own hand.'This Baratheon is fearless,' I said. 'He frights the way a king should fight.' Our maester chuckled（窃笑） at me and told us that Prince Rhaegar was certain to defeat this rebel（这个词又出现了）.That was when Stark said,'In this world only winter is certain. We may lose our heads, it's true ...but what if we prevail（获胜）?'My father sent him on his way with his head still on his shoulder.'If you lose,' he told Lord Eddard,'you were never here.'"

"No more than I was,"said Davos Seaworth.