Talk:Twinkling Titanite (Dark Souls II)/@comment-3236835-20160827142153

One is given for free if you exit and continue the game while standing on Dyna and Tillo's nest. I can confirm this since it has happened to me in every playthrough I've made.

However, I can also confirm that this does not happen in the early game, which makes me wonder if one needs to defeat a certain boss first or have acquired a determined amount of souls throughout the game to trigger it; and also, if there are other free items that can be obtained in a similar way.