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Tyrion

           "Thick,"heobserved.

           "Thatisfromthecold,mylord,"saidHallyne,apallidmanwithsoftdamphandsandanobsequiousmanner.Hewasdressedinstripedblack-and-scarletrobestrimmedwithsable,butthefurlookedmorethanalittlepatchyandmoth-eaten."Asitwarms,thesubstancewillflowmoreeasily,likelampoil."

           Thesubstancewasthepyromancers’owntermforwildfire.Theycalledeachotherwisdomaswell,whichTyrionfoundalmostasannoyingastheircustomofhintingatthevastsecretstoresofknowledgethattheywantedhimtothinktheypossessed.Oncetheirshadbeenapowerfulguild,butinrecentcenturiesthemaestersoftheCitadelhadsupplantedthealchemistsalmosteverywhere.Nowonlyafewoftheolderorderremained,andtheynolongerevenpretendedtotransmutemetals...

           ...buttheycouldmakewildfire."Waterwillnotquenchit,Iamtold."

           "Thatisso.Onceittakesfire,thesubstancewillburnfiercelyuntilitisnomore.More,itwillseepintocloth,wood,leather,evensteel,sotheytakefireaswell."

           TyrionrememberedtheredpriestThorosofMyrandhisflamingsword.Evenathincoatingofwildfirecouldburnforanhour.Thorosalwaysneededanewswordafteramelee,butRoberthadbeenfondofthemanandevergladtoprovideone."Whydoesn’titseepintotheclayaswell?"

           "Oh,butitdoes,"saidHallyne."Thereisavaultbelowthisonewherewestoretheolderpots.

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