There will be towels in the kitchen, he thought. Need to dry the floor before it's damaged. Wouldn't that be something, to ruin my room the first day I'm in it? He returned to the bed, and slid his hand around the side table until he'd located his glasses, then went out into the hallway, trailing his left hand against the wall until it ended. Okay, this is the top of the stairs. Remember, there's no railing, and they're spaced wrong. Tentatively, he stuck a foot over the edge of the abyss, slowly lowering it until he felt it touch wood. He slowly shifted his weight forward, and put his other foot beside the first, then worked his way to the edge of that step.