Janius was prepared to take the initiative and slam the shield bearer in front of him off balance once in reach, but he was surprised and momentarily blinded by Meesei's lightning-wreathed form bursting forth from behind the lines. Janius almost lashed out in defense before he recognised the shape as Meesei. Behind her, many of the mercenaries fumbled over their own feet, some outright falling over as they lost control of their nerves for a moment. Janius saw the opportunity and ran forward to take it, felling the nearest shield bearer in front of him by a swing to his neck. So focused was he on taking advantage of the situation that he didn't see the archers levelling their arrows towards him and the lines behind him. He needed warning.

Fendros loosed another arrow towards what looked like another mage. A miss. He stopped before shooting again to look down Ahnasha's arm, trying to spot what she was pointing out. The officer looked like he was the one barking out the commands. If they could kill him, the mercenary lines would soon falter. Fendros nodded firmly, then drew another arrow aimed in the commander's direction, "Alright, on your count," Fendros said.

Mirisk's target was a difficult one for Sabine to pick out at first, but as soon as she saw the commander, she placed another stone in her sling. "I could hit him if there weren't so many people running in front of him, but I will try," Sabine said without being sure. She spun up the stone and released it, the trajectory right to the commander's head. Before it reached him, though, the commander shifted without warrant and the stone whizzed behind him, finding the shoulder of an armoured mercenary nearby. The stone glanced off the mercenary's pauldron and left not only a jarring blow, but a sizable dent. Regardless, the commander was still up. "Make him still!" Sabine raised her voice in frustration, then readied another stone.