Athos (BBC)/Relationships

== Romances ==
===Milady de Winter===
===Sylvie===
In the third season, Athos meets a young woman, named Sylvie, who is the leader of the refugees who seek asylum in Paris because of the war between France and Spain. Initially having a complicated relationship, Athos and Sylvie develop romantic feelings for each other. However, his previous heartbreak at the hands of Milady prevents him from moving on with her. After he professes his love for her, Sylvie reciprocates. However, being the captain of the Musketeers, Athos fears his enemies will use Sylvie as leverage and put her in danger. Though they often have an on-and-off romance, Sylvie becomes pregnant with his child. When Grimaud hears of her pregnancy, he threatens to kill both Sylvie and the unborn child as well as Athos and the other Musketeers. However, this plan backfires, as Sylvie and the baby are rescued. Overjoyed at being a father, Athos embraces her, with the other Musketeers reciprocating happiness as well.
At the end of the series, Athos and Sylvie leave Paris for a while to spend some time together and raise their child in the countryside.  
===Comtesse Ninon de Larroque===
Athos briefly had a romantic relationship with Comtesse Ninon. However, they found that they were not the marrying kind. 
==Friendships==
===D'Artagnan===
D'Artagnan is Athos' best friend, former protege, and brother-in-arm. When they first met, D'Artagnan had mistaken Athos for his father's killer and challenged the Musketeer to a duel. However, Captain Gaudet of the Red Guard posed as Athos and was Alexandre's true killer. D'Artagnan, albeit reluctantly helped Aramis and Porthos clear Athos' name. At first confused, Athos chose to understand it rather than puzzle it out. After stopping a group of criminals stealing from the King and Queen, Athos developed a sense of comradery with D'Artagnan. He even confided with him of his past romance with Milady de Winter and how she murdered his brother. As D'Artagnan progressed as a Musketeer, Athos expressed that his friend was going to be one of the greatest Musketeers Frace had ever seen. This was proven true when D'Artagnan was able to win the challenge of the Red Guards versus the musketeers. Athos showed pride when D'Artagnan was commissioned by the King and clapped him on the shoulder for his efforts. 
Like the other Musketeers, Athos enjoys teasing D'Artagnan from time to time, which he did when D'Artagnan complained to Athos and Porthos to stop scratching his pauldron. By the third season, Athos has seen how D'Artagnan has progressed when he sees him teach one of the Musketeer recruits the "Head over the heart" rule that Athos once taught him. In the series finale, Athos chose D'Artagnan to succeed him s Captain of the Musketeers, thinking his best friend was ready to advance. 
===Aramis===
Aramis and Athos are as different as day and night, as they have different views, especially when Aramis takes death seriously, and Athos takes drinking seriously. Though they have many differences, Athos and Aramis are de-facto brothers and very close with one another. It is this friendship that causes Aramis to defend his best friend from anything, including a very enraged D'Artagnan when he thought Athos killed his father. Aramis immediately warned Athos of D'Artagnan's dagger came to his best friend's aid and was willing to protect Athos from being taken into custody. Of course, Aramis decided to even go to D'Artagnan to save his friend from execution.
Out of the four musketeers, Athos is more familiar with Aramis' past romances, as Athos knew of Aramis' relationship with the Queen and how he enjoyed a romantic relationship with the mistress of the Cardinal. Of course, Aramis' relationships tended to get in trouble, as Athos puts it, wishes Aramis wasn't "that stupid" in sleeping with married women but that was not the case. He scolds Aramis for committing infidelity with the Queen, especially when it resulted in Anne becoming pregnant with Aramis' child. Athos is initially the only one to know of Aramis' affair with the Queen and doesn't tell their other friends until "The Accused." 
===Porthos===
Porthos and Athos are very close friends and have been best friends since they were part of the Musketeers. Athos also enjoys Porthos' humor, as he smirked when he saw that Porthos kept a king card in his sleeve; then a second time when Queen Marie de' Medici was in town he insulted Marie's bodyguard, Vincent. Both in turn have helped each other when each was accused of a crime that they did not commit. Athos had helped prove that Porthos did not kill a young man and Porthos took part in proving that Athos did not commit robbery and murder.
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