The biggest problem was how every character was given too much and too little.
Est was given great character growth but with little to no screentime for us the readers to see. He gets kicked, and in the next 2 instances we see h8m, he gets op and then returns to the former party and gets a...
I feel like you guys are missing the "Saint" part in her name. I don't blame you though, especially with the bigger picture that we were looking at for this chapter
Decapitation is very straightforward, and the priestess can deflect or dodge that move. But even so I would definitely decapitate her right now while she's laying on the floor, just in case