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Blind Fighting
Julian immediately drew his sword and fell back into a ready stance, balanced easily on the balls of his feet with his body turned to present a minimal target area behind his blade.
"Tolburt! Back to Back!"
From his left and behind him, Tolburt replied, "Aye."
Footsteps in the darkness from Tolburt's direction, and Julian risked lowering his weapon to tap the tip against the stones before his right foot.
A second tap, and he felt a hand on his left shoulder. He grunted a wordless reply, and a second later the pressure of Tolburt's back coming up against his own lifted some of the anxiety from his mind.
At least nothing could get him from behind. Not without warning anyway.
A pressure against his right side, and Julian turned to his left to follow Tolburt's movem
