The Man in the Iron Mask Chapter LI - Porthos's epitaph

In which the sorrowful Aramis contemplates the solemn fate of his fallen comrade Porthos, his heart heavy with the iron weight of loss as they set sail from a desolate shore. Pursued relentlessly by an enemy vessel equipped with dread Greek fire, Aramis and his Breton companions face the dread of capture with resolute calm, negotiating their survival with a mixture of dignity and inscrutable authority.