Curtis watched as his opponent went into an offensive stance. He had a hunch something was up, but just what was he going to do?
That thought ended just as the brilliant flash came. Curtis tried to close his eyes, but not quickly enough - the flashing light caused him to stagger backwards.
In fact, it made him trip and fall backwards as well, and by some stroke of luck, that was just when the katana swept by where he was standing. Curtis could not have known this, however, as his eyes were still coming up with a nasty afterimage from the flash. However, he could tell - although barely - that his opponent was close to him. Curtis tried reaching his legs out to grab one of Sreyith's legs and pull it out from under him.
(OOC: Curtis's going to be suffering those afterimages for a couple of turns or so, while his eyes readjust. So there's probably going to be some penalty involved.)