Ascend

They all rushed to the window, their breath caught in their throats. The man who had just leapt was sprawled on the green grass below, his body as still as the grass he was resting in

Some Students clustered around Nicholas, half carrying, half dragging him down the winding stairs to the hospital wing. Olaf and Benjamin supported him on either side, their hands gripping his arms as tightly as they dared. But even their care was not enough to muffle his groans, and when his ankle twisted just so, the pain hit like a storm. His vision blurred, and for a moment, the world tipped into blackness.