"We know," Porthos agrees, as cautious as he can be given the dangerous territory they're about to wander into. He stares down at the glass and then shrugs, peering back up at Athos. "As much as it will change ours," he says. "It's no small thing, to have a child. And Aramis knows very well how frightened I am, how terrified the thought makes me," he confesses. Even now, amidst his excitement, he's terrified.