Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-98.185.151.238-20140316172724/@comment-123.16.230.83-20150716115332

2.97.166.106 wrote: i needed 20 souls to level, so killed one of the small pig creatures then went to level. while leveling other pigs had followed i quickly hit them and accidentally the attack hit emerald herald i had to lure them away to kill. thankfully she took only a little damage, but is possible to attack her by accident! doh! I was in exactly the same situation, needed just 20 souls or so, so I killed one of them. And then, when I was kneeling before Emerald Herald, considering which stat to invest, his 2 buddies attacked me ferociously to revenge for their precious friend/brother. At first, I didn't care about them, I thought their attacks could not harm me, but I was utterly wrong!! A minute later, THOSE PIGS KILLED MY CUTE HERALD!! I clicked OK and still got +1 DEX, but with her death my save file was as good as broken.

So, yes, I did "level up" after Emerald Herald died!