You are chasing an actor with a tattoo of an eye on his ankle through the Hinterlands, but you lose sight of him. A dark cloud appears overhead, Moments later you pass a sigh that says PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

You stop just in time. Had you taken one more step, you would have plunged to your death. Thirty yards away, the villain stands on the other side of a deep canyon.

He waves and smiles at you with his shiny eyes. You note that he does not have a long pole, a ladder, a motorcycle, a grappling hook, or any other device capable of spanning the chasm.

Please explain how this despicable person got away.