Author's Note:
The story is based on the book by Alexandre Dumas père. This means Rochefort is not a murdering sociopath, Aramis does not love the Queen, Constance and Milady are dead. Instead, Tréville, the King and Richelieu are alive and the Musketeers each have a loyal lackey at their side, of whom Planchet, d'Artagnan's footman, plays a particularly important role.
Because the changes in staff could be confusing, I am providing a cast list in advance, so you can always check here. All the other things that I place in an alternative universe are hopefully well enough explained within the story. No spoilers what that will be!
I know the story would probably be better off in another category (Books - Alexandre Dumas), but no one would read it there according to my experience. I'm sure I'll find interested readers here.
Since I wrote and finished the story many years ago, I can say that it will have about 50 chapters, depending on what I'm going to shorten, change and improve during translation.
Please tell me what you think, because reviews are my payment and recognition for all the hard work I put in this.
Enjoy reading!
Staff/Cast
Musketeers
Tréville, Captain, respected by friends and foes
D'Artagnan, Lieutenant, bold and faithful
Athos, One of the Inseparables, once a comte and drunkard
Porthos, One of the Inseparables, a proverbial giant
Aramis, One of the Inseparables, a charming beau
Fournier, a loyal but irritable man
Gardes françaises
Des Essarts, Captain, loyal to the King and fearless
Du Faur, Ensign, prudent and judicious
Moissac, brave but somewhat annoying soldier
Saint-Marc, Veteran, friend of Villeneuve
Villeneuve, Veteran, friend of Saint-Marc
Cardinalists
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, intriguer but also victim of a scheme
Rochefort, Stable Master of Richelieu, acute thinker and master spy
Jussac, Lieutenant of the Red Guard
Civilians
Planchet, faithful lackey of d'Artagnan
Grimaud, taciturn lackey of Athos
Catherine Chesnay, Landlady of Athos, is nobody's fool
Anne-Louise de Tréville, Wife of Tréville, sister of Essarts
Hélion, Innkeeper of the 'Fir Cone'
Jean d'Orfeuille, Wine merchant from Gascony, sleazy, unlovable person
Bertrand de Batz-Castelmore, Father of d'Artagnan, stubborn as his offspring
Françoise de Montesquiou, Mother of d'Artagnan, Wife of Bertrand, loves both unconditionally