No, it's pretty high up, and there's no way of knowing if there's transportation

You decide that you're better off looking for another way. You continue ascending the stairs. You try to walk as quietly as possible, but the ground appears to be wet and damp beneath your feet, and your steps patter in the silence of the palace. The howling wind outside is the only other sound your ears perceive.

Until... is that, heavy breathing? You can see absolutely nothing in this darkness. Perhaps you'd better charge towards the noise, trying to defeat whatever creature lies in the darkness.

Then again, you could consider, trying to use stealth to your advantage. Then again, it might just be your ears playing tricks on you.