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Miles to Go Before I Sleep
AgarthanGuide
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Art Fill for this prompt over at the kink meme- The Musketeers are doing a thing that ends up unexpectedly corralling a bunch of poor civilians away from a dangerous situation. Somehow they get split up, as Aramis and Porthos end up running for reinforcements, or to warn the people away from the danger, or to divert the baddies- whatever. It's the middle of winter (or a very wet and stormy spring, or anything else that makes nature unpleasant), and Athos finds himself well outside of Paris with a pack of innocents that need protecting and nobody to do it but himself.
It takes about a minute for him to sacrifice his cloak and jacket to the most vulnerable members of the party, and he finds himself hamstrung at every moment by bad luck and the whims of nature. Maybe he's injured or something idk. Anyway, pretty soon he's the most vulnerable member of the party, but he can't stop to take care of himself because of the gravity of the situation. So it becomes a race against the clock for Athos' survival as he either waits for his friends, or tries to rescue himself and all the civilians.
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If it's of interest, the kids have been named (with a little help from akathecentimetre). They are, from left to right, Philippe, Jolie, Jeanette (on Athos' shoulders) and Thierry! Say hello, kids! And good luck with the freezing, desolate winter!
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