~0~ Epilogue ~0~
Here's the closing guys!
It was an hour before Aramis groggily dragged his consciousness back to the land of the living and spied his brothers asleep on the floor beside the fire while he lay strewn across the only couch, a loose blanket covering his stiff form.
Unable to stifle a groan as his head pulsed in time with his heart Aramis attempted to stand, waiting a moment on his feet to wait for the dizziness to pass before shuffling over to his brothers and laying down beside them.
It always gave him immeasurable comfort to remain close by their side, something he desperately needed right now.
He stared into the flames, his thoughts jumbled between happiness and sadness with the building pressure to tell his unaware brothers the shameful truth of his dealings with Queen Anne.
Catching movement on his right, Aramis turned to see Athos peering at him blearily through half lidded eyes, a soft smile playing across his sleepy features.
His eyes seemed to be trying to tell Aramis something, even more so when they pointedly drifted to their slumbering brothers before returning to Aramis.
Looking aghast at what Athos implied Aramis eyes began to widen, but Athos stretched his arm across the others to place a reassuring hand on Aramis' knee. "All is well" Athos whispered, sincerity bleeding through his words.
Aramis wasn't sure he could believe him.
Perhaps he had misread his brothers true feelings of his position with Anne and were waiting to tell it to him face, Aramis looked back into the fire unconvinced before noticing more shifting off to his right.
Now three sets of bleary eyes were watching him fondly each one conveying the same, reassuring message with one shared glance, none of them breaking their gaze until Aramis broke away first, tears in his eyes as he finally acknowledged his brothers support.
Laying back down to join the huddled forms of his brothers, Aramis slowly closed his weary eyes and allowed himself to relax after all these months of silence.
"All for one-" Aramis began, as he took the first step into his new life alongside his brothers, his voice straining with emotion, "and one for all" his brothers replied in unison, their voices all strong and true.
United, musketeers were known to withstand and fight off all numbers of perils against all odds. Should one fall or be struck down, his brothers would carry him until he could stand again. And so was the way of these four men, a band of brothers who would stick by each others side to the bitter end, no matter the cost.
Sniff sniff, and so there you have it, its finally done…waaaaa!
Haha, I do hope you guys liked the journey as much as I did, especially now that I can say I've finished my first fan fiction story ever!
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Thank you all for your continued support and motivation!
-Boooyakasha!
P.S- im thinking of making my next fic on Athos x Milady de Winter and found the perfect song to represent it! It's a really perfect song for them, so I left it below here so that you guys can check it out if you're interested and would like some insight ;)
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