Her husband was struggling to keep his own fear out of his voice. She knew him well enough to know when he was at the end of his tether. Ordinarily he could project a fearless persona to those on the outside of his life. It was a skill that was necessary to keep at the top of the heap of Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters. Weak witches and wizards didn't last long. Just ask Peter Pettigrew, or rather, what was left of him after he dared to show compassion in his own moment of weakness so many years earlier. But, when the rest of the world faded away and they could be alone, Hermione had seen Antonin strip away the mask he usually wore.