Leaning back to look at her, Aramis worked to make his features as confident as he can. "We will figure things out."
That meant they might have to tell Athos and the others.
That would not go well, he knew. But this was much bigger than how his friends might view him temporarily. All for one and all that. "The other Musketeers are here too," he told her. "Athos, Porthos and d'Artagnan. We will figure something out, your Majesty. I promise that it will be all right."
He said it; he wanted to say it, but even he knew he couldn't mean it and couldn't back it up.
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Leaning back to look at her, Aramis worked to make his features as confident as he can. "We will figure things out."
That meant they might have to tell Athos and the others.
That would not go well, he knew. But this was much bigger than how his friends might view him temporarily. All for one and all that. "The other Musketeers are here too," he told her. "Athos, Porthos and d'Artagnan. We will figure something out, your Majesty. I promise that it will be all right."
He said it; he wanted to say it, but even he knew he couldn't mean it and couldn't back it up.