Xavier absently stirs his food around his plate, his eyes listlessly watching the flickering candles that fill the ceiling. The sudden hand on his shoulder has his back straightening and head whipping up and to the side. A hiss leaves his lips as a line of flame stretches across his shoulder and across his chest until his left hip, a soft chuckle draws his wavering attention.  

"So sorry, I forgot I had my wand on me as I was showing the slicing hex. Are you alright?" Xavier narrowed his eyes and rose to his feet, his vision clouding as pain sears across his skin. He manages to swallow thickly before he begins to make his way to the Hospital Wing, pausing for a moment when he catches the narrowed eyes of the two housemates he'd confronted earlier. 

Gritting his teeth and ignoring them as he begins to walk once more, Xavier focuses solely on getting to his destination. His right hand unconciously going to press against his wound. He could get the Healer's attention now since she was in the room, but he didn't want to-

The sound of fabric tearing and another burning line running along his back, fills his ears a moment before his knees give and a strangled cry leaves his lips. His wand lands on the cobblestone floor as his body falls heavily on his sides, the first scream filling the air has Xavier wincing. His eye close as pain and his blood coats the front and the back of his robes, he didn't even have the strength to murmur the healing charm. 

He wondered sluggishly if he'd miss his next few classes. [@Elorwin]