Old Mill - Using the Chalk to Reach the Mill - Secret #2 and
"Roses Are Gold, Lara Got Burned" Achievement/Trophy

After collecting the CHALK and returning to the starting point, as shown in the previous section, stand on the dark gray tile in the middle of the path and use the CHALK to do some sketching.

Cutscene: Lara draws arcane symbols on the tile. The demon horseman charges out of the woods and down the path, but the symbols appear to stop him. Again he tries to slice Lara with his sword, but Father Dunstan comes to the rescue, shoving her aside just in time. The demon knight grabs the good father and bonks him in the head with the pommel of his sword, flings him over the horse's back, and rides away.

At this point, if you turn and head back toward the tile with the symbols, you'll encounter a flock of bats. But if you followed this guide, there's no need to do this. Just drop through the hole and slide down the chute. When you enter the next area, there's another cutscene.

Cutscene: The demon knight bursts out of the barn on horseback, still carrying Father Dunstan. The knight says he's been imprisoned here for 700 years, and Lara must help free him or he'll kill the priest. From what he says, Lara deduces that she'll need to stop the water flowing in the streams surrounding the mill.

The barn door doesn't open, and the streams surrounding the barn are running so fast you're unable to access the side tunnels yet. For now, go between the barn and the small mill with the pointed roof.

Jump across the reddish stream that runs behind the small mill (there's a water wheel on the right) and follow the whitewashed stone passageway to the OLD WINDMILL AND MILL POND.

The WINDMILL is now directly ahead. There are two openings in the hillside on the left. These lead to the next secret. If you don't care about achievements/trophies, you can wait to get it later, when it's safe. (In that case, skip to the next section.)

If you want the "Roses are Gold, Lara Got Burned" achievement/trophy, you must pick up the secret while the flame trap is active and survive.

Start by facing the two openings. Go in through the one on the right. (The one on the left is the exit, with a ledge too high to climb from this side.)

Proceed through the crawlspace and pickup a large medipack (7) (170/239).

Turn to face the flames and the golden rose (8) (171/239) (SECRET #2, 26/36) lying on the floor near the skeleton.

Top up Lara's health if necessary and quick-save.

Now run forward through the flames. Lara will catch fire.

So use a health pack if necessary before, during, or after picking up the rose.

Then run off the left edge into the pool to extinguish the flames. Climb out on the right and follow the passageway, through another small pool, back to the main area.

NOTE: If you got the secret and survived the flames, the achievement/trophy will unlock when you finish the level. It doesn't work if you get the secret while on fire, then reload and pick up the rose again later, after deactivating the trap. The game needs you to suffer. Don't worry if you have to spend a health pack or two. You're almost at the end of this chapter, and medipacks won't carry over to the next level.

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