The Emerald Herald appears one final time, kneeling beside you. She is not a guide. She is a loading screen tip given form.
"The Scholar rewrote the lock. Go not to the castle first. Go to the pit. Go down to where the Flame forgot to die." Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin v1.03.r.2...
Unlike other Souls games, your invulnerability frames (i-frames) during a roll are tied to a stat: Adaptability (ADP) Agility (AGL) The Emerald Herald appears one final time, kneeling
: Fixed a critical bug where the main door to Drangleic Castle would sometimes fail to open, halting player progress. Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the First Sin v1.03.r.2...
"There is a door I did not patch. Beyond the memory of the dragon. Beyond the version history. It leads to a place called 'The Cutting Room Floor.'"