Ten Years Later Chapter 15 - The Consent of Athos

In which young Raoul earnestly seeks his father Athos’s consent to marry Mademoiselle de la Vallière, laying bare his heart with a blend of youthful fervour and respectful deference. Athos, though silently wrestling with his own reservations, grants his consent and prepares to accompany Raoul to Paris to seek the king’s permission, revealing a tender moment of paternal duty amidst the undercurrents of noble expectation.