The key is stealth, really. Pickpocketing Briar Hearts is risky with this build, and also always carries a 10% chance of failure, so in a situation like this it's really not advisable to try and pluck the guy's heart out from his toes, as entertaining as that might have been... lol.
Muiri, I shall be your hand of dark vengeance. I shall offer to you the hearts of your enemies in my own bloodied hands. Will you go out on a date with me?
Alain Dufont in Raldbathar will auto-detect you within a certain range and lock you in conversation while his minions attack, so beware of that. As narratively satisfying as it would have been to hear him out, I opted for the safe kill instead.
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