The line must be kept pure, Viserys had told her a thousand times; 唯有如此，才能确保血脉纯正，这话韦赛里斯不知已经告诉她多少遍了。

theirs was the kingsblood, the golden blood of old Valyria, the blood of the dragon. 他们体内流淌的是王者的血液，古老瓦雷利亚民族的金色血液，骄傲真龙的血液。

Dragons did not mate with the beasts of the field, and Targaryens did not mingle¹ their blood with that of lesser² men. 真龙绝不和寻常野兽苟合，坦格利安族人当然更不会将他们的血液和其他下等人种混杂在一起。

Yet now Viserys schemed to sell her to a stranger, a barbarian³. 然而现在韦赛里斯却打算把她卖给这个异乡的野蛮人。

When she was clean, the slaves helped her from the water and toweled her dry. 沐浴清净之後，女奴扶她起身，拿毛巾擦乾她的身体。

The girl brushed her hair until it shone like molten silver, 女孩把她的头发梳理得亮如熔银，

while the old woman anointed her with the spiceflower perfume of the Dothraki plains, 老妇则为她搽上原产多斯拉克人草原的花草香精，

a dab⁴ on each wrist, behind her ears, on the tips of her breasts, and one last one, cool on her lips, down there between her legs. 两腕、耳後、乳尖、双唇和下体各轻触一抹；

They dressed her in the wisps that Magister Illyrio had sent up, and then the gown, 接著为她穿上伊利里欧总督送来的内衣，

a deep plum silk to bring out the violet in her eyes. 再穿上深紫丝袍，衬出她的紫罗兰色眼瞳。

The girl slid the gilded⁵ sandals onto her feet, while the old woman fixed⁶ the tiara in her hair, 女孩为她套上金边凉鞋，老妇又为她戴上宝冠，

and slid golden bracelets⁷ crusted with amethysts⁸ around her wrists. 镶著紫水晶的黄金手镯。

Last of all came the collar, a heavy golden torc emblazoned with ancient Valyrian glyphs. 最後才是黄金打造的厚重项链，上头刻满古瓦雷利亚的文字。

Now you look all a princess, the girl said breathlessly when they were done. 现在你看起来总算有个公主的样子了。装扮完毕之後，女孩惊叹道。

Dany glanced at her image in the silvered looking glass that Illyrio had so thoughtfully provided. 丹妮转身看看自己在镶银穿衣镜里的模样，镜子是伊利里欧设想周到提供的。

A princess, she thought, but she remembered what the girl had said, 有个公主的样子，她暗忖，但又忽然想起刚才女孩说过的话，

how Khal Drogo was so rich even his slaves wore golden collars. 说卓戈卡奥富可敌国，连他奴隶的项圈都是金子打造的，

She felt a sudden chill, and gooseflesh pimpled⁹ her bare arms. 不禁浑身发冷，鸡皮疙瘩冒了出来。