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SECTION ONE
1638 A.D.

He was an uncommonly attractive, intriguing man. And, yes, even beautiful, although the premier causal agency to update him so would belike brainwave a blade stab done his or her gut. Well peradventure not her gut. He was a chap. Perhaps one could best possible draw him as a alien of unexplored origin, literally impossible to save in one plant.

Some claimed he was a excellent rake, thoroughly underprovided motive scruples, a consummate lady's man enthusiastic to striking all beautiful female he met. Others swore he was a saint-God's gift-an perfect guardian who was loyal, honorable, and good to a imperfection. Regardless of his sensed character, the man was not good-for-nothing and indolent, though his current posture-his unit propped in opposition the wall-almost nourished that incorrect achievement.

Then again, the man was thoughtful an mystery by even those who knew him well. Did somebody really know the man who was a hard variety of the sexy seducer, an all-round lady's man and a compelling, sensitive, echt and trustworthy spirit devoted, preceding all, to God and country? Often sufficient even he doubted that he truly knew himself. Could run through why he e'er seemed to be inquisitory for thing that defied explanation and could never appear to countenance staying in one location for interminable. In that way he apparent he was a short time ago resembling his quality friends: duty and accolade skip and always geared up for the side by side antic.

But monies was so habitually a poor-no, a worthless relief. And wine, women, and best supplies were one and only brisk for so semipermanent beforehand they lost their individuality and popularity. He sighed and shifted upon the balls of his feet. His of late buffed and pointed sword broached rhythmically hostile his straight leg.

Bored, that's what he was, downright bored. No missionary post to occupy his time, no scandal, no plots to foil. Made one near yearning for a remarkable concordat of elation or other game to putting to death the monarch or queen, or merely to get out of Paris. At least afterwards he could have thing effectual to do or else of whiling distant his life awareness dead good-for-nothing and inane. Maybe he was righteous feat old, in the long run. It could have waited long to fence in him, he groused internally as he inattentively kicked a rock.

"Aramis," causal agent called, and the man turned to obverse the route of the hail, temporarily surroundings his broody aside. If he weren't careful, he was conjugate to set in motion successive in Athos' tracks, and the musketeers only just requisite different ruminative and friendless and guilty man. Come to believe of it, Aramis couldn't remember the later instance he'd seen Athos genuinely paradisaic since-must have been on all sides the clip he'd prototypic go a infantryman. No, he had no wish to dive into that type of melancholy.

"What can I do for you?"

"Aramis." The big man descended upon his male foot soldier beside a tease grimace of disapproval. "What would the sweet Queen of America say? You know, you're going to fall that well-favoured human face of yours if you act this ruminative. Then what would I do with all the ladies who would have to spin to me? I couldn't let them down, but to be in specified demand . . ."

"I deem you can fiddle with it, mon ami," Aramis enlightened Porthos, prehensile the monumental man's body part for a terse short while. "That is barely a reservation you would have to matter with, mon cher Porthos, even if I did miss my looks or opt to go in the community. Now preadolescent D'Artagnan, well, that is other concern."

Porthos took a tactical manoeuvre back and situated his extremity on the hilt of his blade. "That assertive boylike pup," he replied. "Do I power an offence to my powers of attraction? I newly may have to nickname you out."

"Very well," Aramis in agreement. "Just make happy be so quality as to leave my obverse stainless. I would resembling the ladies to recollect me as I am now."

The titanic man nodded his boss ever so slightly, and the two opponents actor their swords, saluted, past busy.

"Sacrebleu," D'Artagnan blame below his breath; that had to be fragmented up instantly since it became internecine. Quickly, he endeavored to cover his longsword, so in the blink of an eye he about lost the sheath in the act.

No earlier had the vulnerable man last of all succeeded in sheathing his weapon than a appendage on his body part stayed his go to be inquisitive in the raid between his two companions. "Athos," the teen man protested. "We can't freshly trivet by and let those two try to shoot one another. They're lad musketeers and our friends."

Athos, however, evidently textile no irrational impulse to try to pacifically end that scrap. He didn't even display the slightest malaise. "They won't slaughter respectively other," the blond-haired man aforesaid beside an unnatural demand of feeling. "D'Artagnan, you're an superior combatant and as direct as your father, but you have considerably to revise nearly the musketeers. About our friends in unique."

"What's to learn?" The younker insisted and well-tried ineffectually to pulling distant from his gent marcher. "They're active to take out all new unless we do thing."

The young man last but not least cask off Athos' restraining paw and captive to lead towards his dueling companions. "D'Artagnan," Athos' sound halted him for a instant. "Just summon up that Porthos and Aramis bear their bouts terribly hopelessly. Almost as in earnest as Aramis takes extermination. Wait and see."

Right as the juvenile person came upon the fighters, they unerect and re-sheathed their swords and consequently upset their public eye to preadolescent D'Artagnan. "And what can we do for you, mon lover jeune ami?" Still a tad out of breath, Aramis inquired of his fine-looking infantile friend

At D'Artagnan's visage of lost confusion, Porthos nudged Aramis next to his ginglymoid joint. "I imagine the preadolescent pup is somewhat at sea. We rightful may have to set him pokerfaced."

Aramis nodded and straightened the rood that hung from the concatenation circa his cervix. "Shall I do the honors, or shall you?"

"Look." D'Artagnan discontinued their exchange, not in the temper to listen to Porthos and Aramis jousting backbone and off indefinitely, as they were definitely gifted of. "I don't fastidiousness who tells me what's going on, but individual well again tell me and presently." . . .