He wasn't kneeling--that was Gejutel. If you notice the picture has someone standing with 2 feed (the right just being moved/put down) and then someone kneeling behind those.
Re: Claymore Chap 74 Discussion /Chap 75 Prediction Thread
Personally I think that if Galatea could sense them coming that should would've avoided them if she couldn't win. The exception would be if something was preventing her from leaving, like if she was waiting for someone. We don't...