A Feast for Crows - Book 4

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1、BroughttoyoubyGrY0NFeb2013FindmeonKAT!BookFour:ASongofIceandFireGeorgeR.R.MartinPROLOGUE“Dragons,”saidMollander.Hesnatchedawitheredappleoffthegroundandtossedithandtohand.“Throwtheapple,”urgedAllerastheSphinx.Heslippedanarrowfromhisquiverandnockedittohisbowstring.“Ishouldliketoseeadragon.”

2、Roonewastheyoungestofthem,achunkyboystilltwoyearsshyofmanhood.“Ishouldlikethatverymuch.”AndIshouldliketosleepwithRosey’sarmsaroundme,Patethought.Heshiftedrestlesslyonthebench.Bythemorrowthegirlcouldwellbehis.IwilltakeherfarfromOldtown,acrossthenarrowseatooneoftheFreeCities.Therewerenomaest

3、ersthere,noonetoaccusehim.HecouldhearEmma’slaughtercomingthroughashutteredwindowoverhead,mingledwiththedeepervoiceofthemanshewasentertaining.ShewastheoldestoftheservingwenchesattheQuillandTankard,fortyifshewasaday,butstillprettyinafleshysortofway.Roseywasherdaughter,fifteenandfreshlyflower

4、ed.EmmahaddecreedthatRosey’smaidenheadwouldcostagoldendragon.Patehadsavedninesilverstagsandapotofcopperstarsandpennies,forallthegoodthatwoulddohim.Hewouldhavestoodabetterchanceofhatchingarealdragonthansavingupenoughcointomakeagoldenone.“Youwereborntoolatefordragons,lad,”ArmentheAcolytetold

5、Roone.Armenworealeatherthongabouthisneck,strungwithlinksofpewter,tin,lead,andcopper,andlikemostacolytesheseemedtobelievethatnoviceshadturnipsgrowingfromtheirshouldersinplaceofheads.“ThelastoneperishedduringthereignofKingAegontheThird.”“ThelastdragoninWesteros,”insistedMollander.“Throwtheap

6、ple,”Allerasurgedagain.Hewasacomelyyouth,theirSphinx.Alltheservingwenchesdotedonhim.EvenRoseywouldsometimestouchhimonthearmwhenshebroughthimwine,andPatehadtognashhisteethandpretendnottosee.“ThelastdragoninWesteroswasthelastdragon,”saidArmendoggedly.“Thatiswellknown.”“Theapple,”Allerassaid.

7、“Unlessyoumeantoeatit.”“Here.”Dragginghisclubfoot,Mollandertookashorthop,whirled,andwhippedtheapplesidearmintothemiststhathungabovetheHoneywine.Ifnotforhisfoot,hewouldhavebeenaknightlikehisfather.Hehadthestrengthforitinthosethickarmsandbroadshoulders.Farandfas