Zhenya could hear the noises of the pair around her talking, it was almost as if their voices were like swarms of bees that were surrounding her, with a hazy sort of sound so that she could barely make out the words that were being said around her. She tried to fight the pain and reopen her eyes, but it was as if she was fighting a losing battle, not able to overcome it at all. However as she felt the touch of someone upon her cheek, a small sigh of relief escaped her lips at the contact of something that wasn’t pain or dark magic for once; instead being something soft and warm. It brought back the memories of when she was a younger child and playing outside in the grass with the sun upon her back.
She could feel the magic thrumming about her as Pinky cast her spell, wishing it almost to heal instantaneously although it seemed not to be. The ease of the pain began to make her be able to almost be able to fight the haze she was within as she tried to open her eyes yet again, amidst the blackness that she could feel surrounding her. “Thank you.” She whispered softly as she began to hear Antonin’s comforting words speak to her. She knew that they had much to talk about. Even herself with Pinky, but she was so grateful for them here now. She knew how easily she could have been left there. And possibly how easily she could have died.
Antonin’s voice broke through Pinky’s panic, providing her with both a wonderful moment of clarity, as well as direction to push forward. Do you think you could heal her enough for us to get her to Pomfrey — or enough for me to get her here? Pinky considered this quickly, her eyes flickering across the different wounds she could see all across Zhenya’s body. There were the bruises on her face, but those were superficial and could be healed later. Her hand seemed broken as well, but again, that was an easy fix. There was a wound in her shoulder as well. Pinky peered in closer. It looked to be a stab wound – not as deep as her stomach, thankfully – that was cursed with the same affliction as her stomach. Her attacker must have used the same weapon in her shoulder and stomach. “Okay.” She said to herself, nodding a little as the pieces of a plan slowly began to stitch themselves together in her mind.
“I can.” She said, surprised at how sure she was. She listened to Antonin’s explanation, nodding a little every couple of words. Cursed knife or blade. That made sense. She was somewhat dully aware that Antonin was still insulting her, but her focus was on Zhenya. Cursed knife or blade. Cursed knife or blade. “I can’t do anything about the Dark Magic.” She said. She wasn’t that skilled, no matter how much she wished that she were at the moment. “But I can stop the bleeding. I’ll have to use my wand to keep it flowing inside of her, instead of out of her wound.” The spellwork for that was something she had mastered a long time ago. But now… how to get to her to the Hospital Wing. She looked up at Antonin. “If you can levitate her, – carefully – then I can follow next to you and keep the blood inside. It’s not–” She took a deep breath, “– it’s not a fix. But if we can get her to the Hospital Wing before the curse does it’s job, then she should be fine.” Hopefully. “But right now, the blood loss is her biggest danger. So… so I think it’s the only thing that will work.” She took another deep breath to steady herself, before leaning back down over Zhenya.
“Hey, Zhenya,” She said gently, her voice almost resembling that of a mother’s coo. Tears weer still streaming down her face, but she ignored them. “Antonin and I are going to take care of you, okay.” She smoothed Zhenya’s hair back, and then looked up to Antonin. “Are you ready?”
Maybe his comment about Pinky Parkinson being a thickheaded cow had been a bit premature. Her idea to help Zhenya was not stupid, in fact, Antonin, after briefly thinking of any other possibilities, realized it was probably the only way to get her safely to the hospital wing where she would be treated. His eyes briefly flicked towards a note that was laying on the floor — on the dagger he’d pulled from her shoulder. Grindelwald’s Bitch. Antonin thought of destroying it or at least taking it with him, but Pinky had likely already seen it, and there was no way for him to pick it up without her noticing anyway. Trying not to think of the implications of the note, he came to the conclusion that he had to leave it — Zhenya’s reputation couldn’t be spared, but he would make sure to protect her best he could.
“I can levitate her, I’ll make sure to stay close so that if something happens, I can also carry her.” He shot one last, lingering glance at Zhenya, filled with nothing but emotions, hoping she would catch it, before powering his emotional responses down and focussing on the task at hand instead. Antonin turned to Pinky, who seemed a little shaky. “You need to remain calm. If you’re emotional, we might mess up and she’s the one who will suffer from it. We’ll move as quickly as we can, but if you don’t remain calm, it’ll all be for nothing.” His voice was incredibly serene, something that he learned from his fathers.
Taking out his wand, Antonin pointed it at Zhenya, who was still laying down with Pinky, being as careful as possible. “Wingardium Leviosa,” Slowly, he made her body lift upwards the slightest bit, and drew her near — like he’d said. “Zhen, why don’t you tell me and Pinky a story while we’re walking. Did you have any fun at the party tonight?” If she kept talking, it would mean she was still conscious, and that would make sure neither he or Pinky panicked and faltered in their task.