What the--

If ever there was an appropriate time to use the term 'awoke with a start' it was now, right? Whether he had even been asleep or just in a daze was entirely irrelevant, because...

Kyle awoke with a start, brought... apparently back into full consciousness. The bright light around him felt almost oppressive, piercing and invasive and utterly inescapable. As he 'woke up', he jolted upright and gasped for air, staring around in total disorientation. For a moment he thought he might have simply been dreaming; it was within the realm of possibility, as during the nights leading up to the challenge, he had dreamt that he had completed, failed, or missed the task completely, only to wake up and find it was still yet to pass. This time, though... this time, he didn't recognise his surroundings, nor did he recognise the adult who approached him.

Medical attention? Kyle reached up to touch his nose, and found it perfectly straight, and not a drop of blood anywhere... and of course he would, as none of it... none of it had been real.

The disorientation was not about to go away in a hurry, even when Kyle understood what had happened, he remained in a state of total confusion. Without saying a word to the Ministry official - and not giving a hoot about if he might be considered rude for it - Kyle checked that he still had his wand on him before pushing himself off the bed and heading for the exit. He was a little unsteady on his feet - a side effect of just 'waking up', perhaps? or maybe something to do with feeling so energised in his... fake challenge... only to lose it all again here - but had no problems in taking his very abrupt leave.