"Aww, I didn't know you cared, Smith," Ernie teased. "I promise, no ending up in St. Mungo's as a patient. I'd make a terrible patient, anyway."
Ernie didn't press when Zacharias took his time answering. He was long used to dealing with auror friends who didn't like to admit they were hurt and patients who were more embarrassed about the circumstances of the injury than they were about the injury itself. When Zacharias finally showed his wrist, Ernie winced at the sight of the bruising. At the very least, it looked like it must hurt.
"What were you doing? Got into a fistfight with a solid wood post?" He pulled out his wand and circled the wrist with a diagnostic spell which glowed bright yellow within seconds. "It's broken," he said simply, his eyes meeting Zacharias'. "I can cast a mending charm that should take a few minutes to do its work. You'll have to stay still, though. All right?" He always did his best to ask permission before beginning a procedure, however small.