This boss is brutal for him being the introduction to story bosses. I was overleveled for him as I explored a significant amount of Limgrave and the Weeping Peninsula, but he still almost whooped me. His ability to continue combo strings with his light daggers presented the majority of his difficulty, as healing could get hit or being overly aggressive would get easily punished. Overall, good boss with fun attacks and variety.
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You cooked at the end there