The Shield Hero stood there a few steps to the left of Cole.  He could feel the pressure in the room and could feel the acidity in the words or challenge coming from Rayla.  The woman sure had a personality.  He wondered why a woman like that had taken to being a bandit.  While he assumed that life in the Colosseum was not a rainbows and roses, what had driven her to preying on innocent.  Rough as he was, Marcino still seemed to have a sort of morals.  As she spoke of the king, a thought formed in Fer’s mind.  Was there a hidden story between this bandit chief and the king?  After all, it was still a weird matter that they had sent the Four Heroes (or two at least) to track down a common bandit shortage of soldiers or not.  Did the king need her silenced?  The young hero groaned inwardly.  He hated politics. 

Apparently, the bandit chief’s words triggered Cole as the young man send forth the devastating attack he knew.  It could also be that his fellow hero wanted to end things quickly.  That  hope was quickly dashed as the Rayla effortlessly countered an attack that would have felled others.  Fer grimaced his discontent, yes this definitely would not be an easy fight. 

Even Fer was caught by surprise when his companion rushed forward.  Perhaps the strain of so much death and the long list of crimes as Cole had stated, had weighed on his fellow hero’s heart.  The shield cursed under his breath as he saw the two blades meet and it was easy to see that Rayla had the upper hand.  It was times like this that he hated the fact that he was basically useless in a fight other than support.  Cole was doing his best but the truth of the matter was that even both of them combined would be hard pressed to beat the woman.  

Despite this, there was no other option but to fight.  Fer launched himself forward too.  He moves over to her unprotected side as she is trying to fend off Cole and using the edge of his shield, he swipes at her knees trying to knock her off her feet.  At the same time he gathers as handful of dirt with the aim to throw it at her face given the opportunity.  

At the very least, he could provide a secondary target that would draw the attention of the bandit chief allowing Cole to capitalize on the harassment provided by Fer.  The plan was way too simple but pending any sort of support from either Marcino or Auriel, the pair had a hard fight in their hands.