Hannah, re Athos.
He kissed her and put his hands on her waist. Why?
He drive her to the direst and says goodbye to her. Why?
He begged the cardinal , like Eva said. On his knees.
Hands on waist - To steady himself from collapsing in revulsion. Or as is more likely, he got caught up in the moment - as we all would. Didn't mean anything more than that.
Drove her to the forest - He felt the bigger connection with her, having both been affected by Milady, plus the previous conversations they'd shared.
On his knees begging - the Cardinal was also on his knees at the time. Even if he wasn't, it was a natural position to assume when begging for someone's life, especially to a man of the Cloth in those days. He equally would've done the same for an old person/child.
The fact that he stated that he was done with romance was his way of saying, he was not interested. The kiss was just a kiss. Instigated by her not him. How many of us in the same (single) position (with a single fit person) would not have react the same way he did to the kiss?
I'm not saying this just because I'm going to be his wife or anything. I just don't believe it was a love interest/date thing. All of his concern at the end was about her death sentence - the wrong person dying. A young woman dying when he might prevent it.
The whole thing was about his issues rather than any interest in her.
And as a result of skimming through that episode again, I have come to the conclusions that....
- I am even more obsessed with Athos - perhaps it's after having 12 yrs with a man about as deep as teaspoon, I like the intensity. Or maybe it is just because he is FIT AS FUCK!
2)The Cardinal does indeed have very fine fingers. I paused on the scene where he touched his cross and did have a hm hmmmm moment.
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Aramis is tasty if a bit too slick and greasy shiny.
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d'artagnan definitely suits the grubby grimey look of that era and was almost boffable.
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Connie and the Queen sandwich please, on Athos' nights off.