He didn't come home that night. It was hardly the first time in their marriage that Hermione had to spend the night alone in their shared bed. That was part of being married to the Dark Lord's most trusted general. Likewise, Antonin had to endure the same when his wife was stuck at the Ministry down in Level Eleven with a particularly stubborn or important victim. While she always felt more comfortable with him close enough that she could brush the tips of her fingers against his skin if she needed to reassure herself that she wasn't alone, it wasn't like she didn't know how to be by herself. It was just one more inconvenience she'd had to allow herself to become inured to.