Disclaimer: The character belongs to Dumas and the most current version to the BBC.
Seeking Solace
By: Vanessa Sgroi
Athos knew he drank too much. Knew absolution was never to be found at the bottom of a bottle. Knew too of the side-eye looks and whispers only the bravest of men dared utter. None of it stopped him though. For within the garnet liquid he found self-acceptance and a certain somber solace.
There were moments when he fought the wine's sinuous, seductive pull. But its siren song oft proved simply too mesmerizing. Its invisible bindings tightened around him, dragged him merrily to the very depths of abject despair.
Yet his friends were there to rescue him.
Fin