"Think if you fall, you're taking me down with you," he points out.

Likely, they'd have to find someone to go get Taas to help them both if that was the case, but he has no intention of letting her fall - not if he can help it. So long as they don't try and rush it, they should be fine. He hopes, anyway. But the smile he gives her in return is an encouraging one, even as he makes a small move forward.

"Alright then, let's try a wee step or two. Slowly, mind, and then you'll know soon enough if it'll not work before we get too far from the table."