Honestly, it's hard to explain, so it'll be easier if I just show you. Oh -- I think this might be a shortcut!

[Getting tired of the route through the roots, Ann spots what looks like a quicker way out. She ducks under some low growth and then pulls herself up a steep slope of mossy earth until she emerges and finds herself back on the platform outside the tree. She turns to peek back down.]

Can you manage? [She's not trying to baby her or anything, but waking up here for the first time can be a pretty disorienting experience, so Ann's ready to help pull her up if need be.]