Only a fool would take a sword when an aludel is an option. Frankly the situation is basically resolved now, now that you've picked up the aludel. Yup. You pick it up by the part that all aludels are commonly picked up by and you're not at all surprised by the weight as you definitely expected it to be this exact weight. Armed and ready, you come up with the battle plan that will best utilize the strengths of the aludel, the thing that you definitely know what it is