"I'm as certain that he did as I'm certain that he was entirely unaware of it," Aramis laughs, for Athos had been a shy youth, and all the more charming for it.

Before him now, they are both beautifully nude, Porthos half and Athos entirely so, and Aramis makes no mystery of gazing upon them both. It has been two long weeks since the three of them lay together, and Aramis means to look his fill.

"Someone please get on the bed in all haste."