The Man in the Iron Mask Chapter XXVII - Monsieur de Beaufort

In which the valiant and impassioned M. de Beaufort chooses to embark on a distant and perilous African campaign, seeking to crown a life of varied fortunes with one final, audacious adventure. Meanwhile, Raoul, Athos’s young son, fraught with grief yet resolute in his profound convictions, declares his intention to accompany the prince—not for earthly glory but to serve a higher calling as a knight of Malta—thus setting the stage for a somber farewell between father and son.