He tested the strength in his legs.  He gripped Nightblood, then took a careful step off the side of the palace.  He fell some ten fee; the palace was constructed from massive, stone blocks in a steep pyramidal shape.  He landed hard on the next block, but his Awakened clothing absorbed some of the shock, acting like a second set of bones.  He stood up, nodding to himself, then jumped down the other pyramid steps.