Talk:Knight Lautrec of Carim/@comment-177.18.38.246-20140526163645/@comment-75.72.176.71-20140530045116

I unintentionally tested this myself, and it actually turns out the answer is yes, Lautrec can indeed kill Anastacia before he is even seen by the player. As Zelron noted, she still lived after finding the firekeeper soul in Blighttown and returning to Firelink. However after travelling to Undead Parish and finding Lautrec's cell empty, I immediately returned to Firelink to find Anastacia dead and no sign of Lautrec there either. Then I came here to look up how this happened, and found people already talking about it so I thought I would contribute.

So yes, Lautrec can kill the firekeeper without being encountered by the player, but I can't say exactly why it wasn't immediately after getting the firekeeper soul from Blighttown. Either something else triggers it, like going to Undead Parish, or maybe just saving and reloading the game will do.