"Of course." Silence would help ensure that whatever advantage they had cultivated remained an advantage. After all, and he was loath to admit this even if it were true, humans were adaptable creatures. A few minutes of blindness and their others senses would kick in. They'd start hearing instead of seeing and that wouldn't be good for anyone left near the Cornucopia.

Garak resisted the urge to tsk delicately, as he led her through the field. The tall grass around them bent and crunched, but there was only so much they could do, only so much that would be heard over the fray anyway. In the distance, he spotted a small outcropping of structures. They could head towards that. It might not be safe, but it would at least be away from their obvious assailants for the moment.