Ha ha ha, consulting the map would be most useful to us, would it not?

[he doesn't have one bc kdj said "no, one's good" - but his memory is rather solid, and so he pulls up the recollection in his swordly mind palace.]

Hmm... Though I do not possess certainty, some of the paths moving more smoothly indicate a few fences... While it may be possible for us to pass over together, venturing along the stairs might ultimately be simpler.

[which is why he's going to just start wandering that way]

If you are worried of falling, why don't we tie rope to one another?

[asks the sword who is not waiting to be tied]