He positioned himself over the door leading from the lower landing to the third floor of the inn.
He was ready now to go back to the lower landing and be on watch for whatever might occur.
When they hit the lower landing, the door for the service entrance was right in front of them.
In another moment it would reveal the figure at the lowest landing.
Below them, they could see two females on the lower landing, also staring down towards the bottom hall.
Within the tiny space that the lower landing afforded, the air supply could not last long.
The lower landings and stairs of the fire escape were packed with other people watching the show.
She marched down the stairs to the lower landing with him at her heels.
"I don't feel good," she said, when he joined her on the lower landing.
Anna flattened herself against the wall, just out of the sight line from the lower landing.