Editing Alchemist (section)

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The serving wench [[Rosey]] of the [[Quill and Tankard]] inn introduces the novice [[Pate (novice)|Pate]] to a hooded stranger, who dances a [[Currency|gold dragon coin]] over his knuckles and says he will exchange the gold for the [[Personal key of Walgrave|iron key]] of [[Archmaester]] [[Walgrave]], whom Pate serves. Desiring the coin so he can buy Rosey's [[maiden]]hood, Pate is given three days to consider.{{Ref|AFFC|0}}

Three days later, Pate is at the Quill and Tankard with the key he stole from Walgrave's strongbox. Pate completes his transaction with the alchemist in a narrow alley. He is hesitant, because an archmaester's key is supposed to be capable of opening any door in the [[Citadel]], such as to locked vaults containing rare [[Valyria]]n scrolls. Pate bites the coin as he has seen others do. When the alchemist reveals his face, Pate does not recognize the young man. Pate gives the alchemist the key and leaves, but [[Poison|his legs go weak and his heart starts hammering]], he falls and dies.{{Ref|AFFC|0}}

When [[Samwell Tarly]] meets Archmaester [[Marwyn]] at the Citadel, a novice with the same features as the late Pate is present in his chambers. He identifies Marwyn's [[glass candle]] as [[obsidian]], and listens as Sam tells his story. When Marwyn leaves for [[Slaver's Bay]], he commands Sam to stay and forge a maester's chain and help with the [[raven]]s. The novice tells Sam that there is an empty sleeping cell under his own in the west tower of the [[Ravenry]], with steps that lead to Archmaester Walgrave's chambers. Sam thinks there is something about the pale, soft youth that he dislikes, and the novice introduces himself as Pate, "like the pig boy."{{Ref|AFFC|45}}