Ok, so my suggestion is see how far we get in the fight, if we come to the point where Auriel needs to be somewhere else, then we can address it IC with just Fer and Cole.  Later, when [@Whoami] returns she may do a little solo mission with [@vancexentan] or something.  If we need to put in in Hiatus, I may hit up Vance every now and then regarding building my character and the shield. 

I would like to say either is fine but you asked for my opinion and I kind want to lean towards my primary suggestion.