We made real tangible progress over the past couple days. First and foremost we got that bitch Vazrimoth. It was not ideal as she is now trapped within the scythe rather than the imprisonment spell as originally planned but it could be worse. I do find it humorous Benkei is seemingly unable to cast spells through scrolls. It was also funny to see Laxius's face when I struck her down with that scythe as he thought we had just fucked it up again. I am of the opinion we should make preparations to head north.
Maybe I can meet with Kojiro once more before than. I believe I am getting the basics of his fighting style, maybe once I have it under control I can make use of the scythe after all. For better or worse I do not want to unattune from it now just due to the fact I do not want to unknowingly release Vazrimoth from her imprisonment.