Swamped

You decide to wait. After giving it some thought, it's less important to block off Ash's escape than it is to make sure you have one.

Well, technically, you've got that feather which should let you be okay if you jump... but that's not something you're particularly inclined to test if you can help it. So for now, you'll stick to observation.

You see the platform swing around to the side of the cabin. Looks like Ash is still at it. Nobody closes the door, though.

He's wiping those windows awfully fast. Then again, they already looked pretty clean, so this is probably just a quick wipe to keep them that way. It takes no more than ten minutes before he's done, at which point he tugs on a rope and the platform slowly lowers.

Good thing you didn't go after him, that could easily have taken you by surprise. Now he's looking at the door. He seems puzzled.

"Carma?" he asks. "Are you in there? The door's wide open."

He waits for a response, then steps in.

Do you follow him, or do you take advantage of his absence somehow?