The nearest safe space was a long couch. Oliver tried to judge the distance. He might be able to jump, but it was fairly far away. He was not sure if he would be able to reach it without falling into the lava. Unless...

Oliver peered over the side of the recliner and reached for the wooden bar. He pulled it up, so the footrest was fully horizontal. Very carefully, Olly crawled to the end of the footrest and regarded the distance to the couch. That was much more manageable. He had to be careful not to put too much weight right on the edge of the footrest, or the chair would tip forward and he would surely fall into the lava. So he perched carefully, and leaped. He landed on all fours on the seat of the couch and crawled along it.The back of the room was so close, he just had to make it a few more feet. Oliver climbed over the arm of the chair and onto a cushion. He jumped onto the next cushion, and was able to easily climb onto another couch. This one was so close to the back.

Oliver perched on the arm of the chair and leaned out. He stretched his arm out as far as it could go, until the very tips of his fingers grazed against the back wall. Yes! That totally counted as making it to the back. Now he just had to make his way back to the front.