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and the correct way to clear the stolen tag off an item in the Nintendo Switch version of Skyrim is to put it into a drawer in Breezehome and have a companion (but not a housecarl, if google is to be believed) empty the entire drawer. You can then get the sword you forgot to get before leaving the Blades' new stronghold marked as not stolen, which is convenient when you feel morally opposed to killing the dragon on the mountain. You wouldn't think I had morals in this game, would you? Well, I do! And sometimes they're inconvenient! Like, do I want to kill Grelod the Kind? It's a bit of a hassle and I got lost multiple times* trying to find the Orphanage, not to mention the little boy's house! But I did it anyway, because of my morals. She had it coming.

I did at least have a chance to recruit three followers to the Blades before they cut me off. I decided on Erandur and Mjoll, because I think they'd like that lifestyle, and also Ralis because it's the only thing that can even begin to atone for his actions. Probably I should've just killed him when I had the chance. Or better yet, dragged him to Boethiah's altar, but I think I can find somebody who deserves it even more.

* I'm never quite sure if I get lost so much in video games because they're confusingly laid out or because of the whole agnosia that afflicts me IRL, but... yeah, I'm very lostable wherever I am.