Not far at all, then— I'll try not to overthink the applicable physics of all this until we get there.

[He completes that symbol with a brief incantation, and while its effect isn't immediately obvious, a moment later he's able to push himself upwards from the table he'd taken refuge on and levitate, touching a hand to the wall beside himself for balance.]

Shall we? It's getting far too warm in here for my liking.

[He's just going to start casually sailing in the direction of the stairwell she'd come from. This is definitely not the place to chat.]