Pate looked around in surprise, and there was no one else.

Rosie had gone upstairs.

But it's so scary.

How could the swordsman say such a thing openly, and Rosie heard the words of the transaction, and saw a golden dragon, and said what kind of alchemist are you waiting for. Pate saw that Rosie's face changed, he, Rosie, the alchemist, this is the secret of the three parties.

It was Rosie who eloped with Pate, and she told Pate that there was an alchemist who could help Pate earn a golden dragon, and then the two of them went away without telling their mother Emma.

But suddenly a swordsman came out who also knew the secret of this deal.

Pate was indeed waiting for the alchemist, but that wasn't something he could say here.

Every time an alchemist came to him, he had to look back and forth, left and right, and his face was hidden in his hood.

Until now, Pate had not seen the true face of an alchemist.

For the sake of a golden dragon, Pate made a lot of struggles in his heart to come here with this black iron key.

An unknown swordsman tells the secret of him, Rosie, and the alchemist.

This surprised Pate.

Pate stood up and walked quickly out of the quille.

Fortunately, the terrible swordsman sat still and did not move.

A swordsman who suddenly appeared, an alchemist who didn't show his true face, wanted to trade with him the Black Iron Key, a key that could open all the gates of the school.

Pate was so nervous that he didn't dare to look back, he didn't understand what kind of force was eyeing the school city, and there was only his own footsteps around him.

Walking across the wooden bridge and through the long street, there was a figure in front of me when I stepped on the narrow alley to the school city.

Usually, people come and go from morning to night near the wrestling bottle, and the old town is also a city that never closes, but because of the strange swordsman who suddenly appeared and the alchemist who couldn't wait for a long time, this made Pat nervous and wary of the figure in front of him.

In the school city, who is eyeing something?

Recently, the topic of ghosts and dragons has been talked about most in the 'Old Town and School City', and the School City, in addition to the study of various scientific knowledge, is ancient books and books.

The swordsman tells the deal in front of Rosie in the canny, much to the horror of Payt. It seems that Rosie is also afraid of the mysterious swordsman. As soon as she heard the swordsman say the deal, the alchemist, and the golden dragon, she hurried upstairs.

Something must be wrong!

How could a swordsman suddenly come and get involved in this deal?!

Pate lowered his head and walked briskly, he didn't want to know who the dark shadow in front of him was, and he didn't want anyone to see him now.

The quill decanter was the most frequented place for the Bachelors and their apprentices, and it was even more unsettling for Pate to run into one.

"Hey!" a soft voice rang out.

Pate stopped, and he heard who the voice was: the alchemist.

Pate was taken aback!

“...... You are here...... You said you met in a canny......"

"I said that, but you play a game of archery with your friends, and I don't think I'd better disturb you. ”

"Are you? are you alone, or do you have companions?"

Perhaps the swordsman was the alchemist's companion.

"I'm only one person, really. ”

Pat looked at the river of meadow in the mist, and in the middle of it was an island with a quill bottle tavern with a mysterious swordsman who wanted to make a deal with him.

Pat was hesitant to tell the alchemist about the swordsman.

He thought of Rosie and finally decided not to tell.

All for Rosie.

With a golden dragon in hand, everything is solved!

"So, let's trade. Pate said. He felt his mouth suddenly dry, and he lost his judgment on whether this was right or not.

"Okay, I'm going to see your key first. ”

"Pay with one hand, deliver with the other. Pate said. He didn't want to be robbed of the key, alchemists weren't a good thing. The school repels both alchemists and magicians, believing them to be of bad character.

"No problem. The alchemist said. A golden dragon appeared in his hand, but the light was dim, and Pate didn't know if it was real or fake.

Can't be deceived, in the feather pen wine bottle, there is still a swordsman who is willing to trade a golden dragon. If it doesn't work here, you can actually trade with the swordsman, that guy helped him, why not?

"How do I know you're not lying to me?"

"What are you lying to?" said the alchemist, not angry at all.

"Is the golden dragon real or fake. ”

"You can try it with your teeth. The alchemist said.

Pate hesitated, to be honest, he couldn't tell the real thing about a golden dragon. Usually, he basically has no chance of coming into contact with the golden dragon.

"Show me first. ”

"No problem. The alchemist's tone was light.

This calmed Pate a lot.

"Don't try to lie to me, really, I know the Golden Dragon. On one side is the head of a certain king, and on the other side is a dragon with three heads. ”

"You're not wrong at all. ”

The alchemist handed the golden dragon over, and Pate took it, and with the faint light of the lighthouse in the distance, and the light of the torch on the wooden bridge, he saw the pattern on the golden dragon, and the pattern was correct. In order to show that he was difficult to be deceived, he bit it and couldn't tell what it was like.

Gold is a little softer than steel, but Pate can't compare because he hasn't bitten steel.

"How's that, Pate. The alchemist said.

"It's true, I'm sure. ”

"So, let's trade. The alchemist said.

"What do you want to do with this key?" asked Pate. He has a strong sense of crime, "You made me a thief. “

"It's your choice, isn't it. I'll give you the golden dragon, and you give me the key. The alchemist said.

"Are you trying to steal some kind of ancient book from the library?"

"No comment!" said the alchemist.

"Oh, all right!" As soon as he took out the key, the golden dragon was his, and Rosie from the quill bottle was his.

Pate made up his mind.

"Deal!" he said.

"Deal!" said the alchemist.

Pate took out the black iron key and clenched it tightly in his hand: "Can I know your name?"

"A nobody, really. ”

"Well, I'm going to look at your face. That's my last request, and then we'll close the deal. “

"Well, as long as you're happy. The alchemist said. He pulled down his hood, "Look, Pate. ”

Pate saw a head of blond hair, bright eyes, a hooked nose, and a deep contour of his face, a stranger, a stranger he had never seen before.

"I don't know you!"

"I don't know you either!"

Pate gave the Black Iron Key to the alchemist, and the alchemist handed the golden dragon that had been recovered to Pate again.

It's a deal!

Pate rubbed his fingers against the golden dragon, and he knew it was his Rosh.

"Pate, have you ever heard of a burning glass candle in the school?" said the alchemist casually.

"I've heard of glass candles, an open secret of the school city. Legend has it that thousands of years ago, hundreds of years before the apocalypse of Valyria struck, four of them were brought from Valyria to the old town, one green and three black, all long and twisted. “

Pate walked forward, in the direction of the schooltown.

There were many sanctuaries in this generation: the Sailor's Church, the Lord's Church, the Swordsman's Church...... Seven Sacred Churches...... Red Sacred Church...... For the largest port city on the continent of Westeros, there are people from all over the world, so there are churches from all over the world.

In the distance, inside the school city, there is also a 'Star Sanctuary'.

"Four glass candles, are they all lit?" asked the alchemist.

Only then did Pate realize that the alchemist was following him.

Since there are many churches here, maybe the two of them are on the same path.

The glass candle was never lit, although some say that there was a burning glass candle in Dr. Malwyn's room. But I don't believe it, how can glass burn, right? ”

"Have you ever seen a glass candle with your own eyes?"

"I've seen one, black, dull, with very sharp edges, and a slight touch will cut a hole, and I heard that it is a candle made of obsidian. Long Jing, yes, they all said it was Long Jing. ”

"Dragon Crystal Candle, oh, you're so knowledgeable. The alchemist said.

This ordinary sentence made Pate enjoy it very much and was very comfortable. He had never received much respect, and the old doctor who couldn't even remember his name was so unqualified that everyone looked down on him. The most he did was to serve the old bachelor to the toilet and wash his underwear, which had a lot of indescribable swag.

Pate cleared his throat: "Every assistant bachelor must keep vigil in the cellar the night before he swears to become a bachelor, and must not carry any light, no torches, no oil lamps, no incense candles...... There was only one glass candle. ”

"Oh, so the night before you became a maester, it would have been the same. ”

Pate had no chance of becoming a bachelor, he should have gone to Rosie immediately, but he didn't know if the terrible swordsman had left, so he decided to go to the quill wine bottle early tomorrow morning, give Emma a golden dragon, and leave the old town with Rosie.

"Yes, but I have to be an assistant first, and then the night before I become a bachelor, in the dark, unless I can light that candle. Some fools will actually try it, and those who practice so-called 'advanced occultism' can't wait. It just turned out to be a cut finger, and if it was me, I would have gone straight to sleep. ”

"It's weird, but what's the use of a candle that doesn't shine?"

"The glass candle represents truth and learning, precious, beautiful and fragile. The shape of the candle reminds us that wherever we serve, the Scholar must radiate light to dispel ignorance, the sharp edge of the candle reminds us that knowledge has a dangerous side, and that as a Scholar, we must always be humble, and finally, the glass candle reminds us that we cannot light that candle in any way...... Even if a person is full of knowledge, he is not omnipotent. ”

'It's full of philosophy!'" said the alchemist.

"However, there are also rumors that someone lit a glass candle, and the old doctor I served once said that there was a candle that was lit and never went out, and that it was always burning somewhere in the school city. But the old doctor was close to dementia, and his words were not credible. ”

"Oh, the old doctor saw a burning candle?"

"Maybe. He said the light from the candle was strange and bright, much brighter than any other candle. It casts strange shadows, and it never flickers, even when the wind blows in through an open door. ”

"What's the name of the old doctor you serve?"

"Vograve. “

The night fog gradually thickened, and the scenery of the old town gradually became unclear in the surroundings, like a ghost gradually fading. In the distance, the towering tower of the Old Town sits at the mouth of the river, and the beacon fire at its top splits the night mist sky.

The tower sits on the cliff face of Battle Island, and its shadow slices through the city like a sword. Some people even claim that standing on the top of the tower, you can see the Great Wall of Desperation all the way.

"Pate, do you still want to earn a golden dragon?"

Pate stood still, looking at the alchemist.

Since he had decided to leave the school, leave the old town, and elope with Rosie, why not? After giving Emma a golden dragon, he only had nine silver deer in his pocket, which would not last long.

If only there was a golden dragon!

"If you want to earn another Golden Dragon, come with me. ”

The alchemist finished speaking and walked forward.

Pate didn't have time to think about it, he didn't have time to weigh it. The alchemist walked farther and farther away, faster and faster, and Pate quickened his pace to follow. They walked into an alley, turned a corner, walked through the notorious black market, and headed down Scavenger Alley. Finally, the alchemist turned into another alley, narrower than the previous one.

"That's enough," said Pate, "there's no one around, and what you want me to do, just make it clear here." ”

"Okay!"

"I'm going to see your golden dragon first. ”

"Here you go. "The coin appeared. The alchemist rolled it with his knuckles, just as Rosie had done when they had arranged for them to meet.

Pate was able to hook up with the alchemist, and it was Rosie who arranged it for him! Thanks to Rosie, in order to elope with him, he found a not-so-bright way to make a deal.

Pate took the gold coin and examined it in the dark.

"It's true, anyway, what do you want me to do for you?"

"Everyone dies. The alchemist said, "I'm sorry! His voice was suddenly filled with sorrow.

The alchemist's words are inexplicable!

"What do you want me to do for you?" said Pate's voice filled with panic.

"Everyone must serve. Pate, we're all the same. ”

Pate suddenly felt creepy, and he turned and fled, the sound of footsteps in the alley, and the alchemist did not catch up.

The night was damp, the pebbles were wet and slippery, and he desperately ran away, ah, his heart was pounding, and each blow seemed to pop out of his chest.

"What's going on?" "My legs seemed to turn into water," I don't understand. ”

"You'll never understand. The alchemist's voice rang in his ears.

This scared Pate out of his mind!

Suddenly, the cobblestone ground crashed head-on, how could the cobblestone ground under his feet suddenly fly up and hit him? Pate couldn't understand, he felt the boundless fear overwhelm him, just like this dark night, he desperately shouted for help, but found that he couldn't make a sound at all.

With a thud, the warm stone ground hit Pate's face and head, and Pate felt his head shatter.

"Rosie!" Pate exclaimed inwardly.

When he was dying, he couldn't forget Rosie.