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Missing scene (rather, Aramis' thoughts during a scene) to S1E9: Knight Takes Queen

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Aramis sighed from where he sat on a bench inside the convent. His mind was in a whirl; he couldn't comprehend the fact that Isabelle was dead. We were supposed to marry and raise our child, he thought. But no…the child had been lost and now, after not seeing Isabelle for years, she'd died in his arms?

How is this even possible? he asked himself, his head in his hands. Lord, he prayed. Why did this have to happen? Why? That they were never meant to be together was obvious, but Aramis still couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that Isabelle was here—was wonderfully alive—and now, she was dead…her cooling body laid out for burial preparations.

Another sigh broke from his lips and he dug the heels of his hands into his eyes, trying to make sense of it all. Was it his fault that she was dead? Could he have prevented it in some way? Don't think that way, he told himself. My duty is to protect the queen, and I can't do that with a clouded mind…

But still, he couldn't stop agonizing over it, and he wondered about an unborn infant's soul. Would it just vanish as if it never existed, or would it go to Heaven? If so, what age would it be? Did Isabelle find it?

A literal pain seemed to stab his stomach as he imagined Isabelle standing in Heaven, clothed all in white with the Glory of God around her, holding their baby. They were together, while he was still here on earth.

Tears filled Aramis' eyes, but before they had a chance to fall, a voice called out, "What are they building?"

The queen.

Aramis realized that he could hear banging…he'd barely noticed it as he suffered through his grief. I need to focus on my duty, he thought, as he took a breath to answer. God has me here on earth for a reason. I'll see them again someday…someday...

THE END