Louise de la Vallière Chapter 26 - The Flight

In which Louise de la Vallière, driven by a resolute spirit and a heart heavy with sorrow, flees the Palais Royal in the dead of night towards the austere sanctuary of the Carmelites at Chaillot, encountering both peril and unexpected aid in the form of the vigilant musketeer D’Artagnan. Their brief and poignant meeting reveals her steadfast resolve and secret intentions, setting him upon a path of reflection and swift action as he returns to the waking city.