--- Willow ---
Willow sat down on the edge, it had become her signature move so she might as well make use of it again. Plus, it was looking like it was going to pay off! She could flip down and around to get a nice bit of speed up while grabbing the first ring. That was surely something. She'd recovered a good deal of mana, with five good blasts in her. All without passing out! Her stomach was a bit sore still, but that was just a bit of pain, and perhaps torn muscles… minor internal bruising. It would be fine. Unlike the last two competitors.
Gareth… well… he'd gone above and beyond for his team and Willow could appreciate that. It… just didn't seem worth it though, not really. He probably wasn't going to get anything better than third place. She couldn't see herself or Mauve getting a time as bad as either of the first two and Cyan… had used up a good deal of mana. Probably.
Why did Cyan forfeit? Because I we've spent enough chapters on this 3rd jump and it would've been awkward. Either I inflate Willow's part, and have Mauve and Cyan next chapter, or I cut back on Mauve's and Willow's parts a bit so Cyan can get a jump... but who cares honestly? Not me.