Seeing the grate and the small size of the tunnel was disheartening. If something went wrong they would be trapped. Castor isn't sure if it was better for he or the Baliff to go first. It put both of them at great risk.
"Baliff Sage, I lack the sight, but would be a less serious loss in the event something should go wrong. Nothing will be able to flank us below but it also means any protection I could have offered will be almost useless." This more than anything worries him. He will have no way to defend the Baliff. "I do not care the order in which we travel. It is your call." And while he doesn't know which decision is better. He hopes she makes the right one.