Armand de Gramont

Armand de Gramont is a casual love interest in the book Vying for Versailles.

## About Armand

**Armand de Gramont** is the Count of Guiche and part of Prince Philippe's retinue. Renée meets him in a small village before she joins the Sun Court.

Similar to others in the Prince's household, Armand has more than one lover. He cares a lot about his sister Catherine and confides in Renée that he's worried about Catherine making too many enemies and being made into a pawn by Henrietta of England. Armand comes across as reserved and is describes by Renée as "an oyster on the outside but tender and gleaming inside". He is also shown to be very loyal not only to his king but to his friends and lovers as well.

After Henrietta is discovered to be a traitor and gets exiled back to England, Armand misses his former lover and starts writing her secret letters, wondering about her wellbeing. One of the letters gets intercepted by Renées informant on the way out from Versailles and she confronts him about it. Armand admits that while he doesn’t like what Henrietta did, he doesn’t blame her. He then asks Renée to keep the letters a secret, assuring her that he had no treasonous intent in mind.

Later, Armand starts courting Louise de la Valliere, Louis' ex-lover who got sent away after becoming pregnant. Armand calls her a sweet and kind woman that deserves better than what she got and brings toys for her eldest child. As it turns out, he's trying to convince her to reconnect with the King and claim her title as his Official Mistress.

## Relationships

* Renée de Noailles: Friend or casual Love Interest
* Catherine de Gramont: Sister
* Prince Philippe: Friend, lover
* Chevalier Philippe: Friend, possibly lover
* Henrietta: Friend, lover
* Louise de la Valliere: Friend

## Quotes

* *"Let me only say that my pleasure is in pleasing others."* (S1, Ep3)
* *"I like that I can be quiet with you."* (S1, Ep9)
* *"You are as wise as you are beautiful."* (S2, Ep5)
* *"I could never feel for Louise what I feel for you. You have a brilliance to you, a clever brightness. It's hard to explain, but it's scintillating."* (S2, Ep9)

## Trivia

* He likes to play a card game called Ambigu.
* If the player agrees to help Henrietta and sends Catherine to talk to the King, Armand challenges Louis to a duel because he wants to protect his sister and feels like an affair with the King would put her in danger. Depending on your choices, the duel will either be averted, or Armand loses to the Louis and gets his cheek cut.
* The author has stated that Armand's astrological sign would be Capricorn ♑.
* The author has stated that if Armand was an animal, he would be a hedgehog.

## Romance path

Armand is a casual Love Interest and won't end up with the player at the end of the story. However, it is possible to date him while persuing one of the end-game Love Interests. If you choose to have a fling with him, you can't date his sister Catherine at the same time.

Some options will only be available to you if you have chosen previous romantic scenes with Armand or if your relationship with him is good enough. Relationship choices leading to an intimate scene are marked with a 💖 symbol.

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3

**Season 1**

**Ep1**

* (Settle the horse and save the man.) (💎18) [❗ Your relationships with Catherine, Armand, and Alexandre improved.]
* (I’ll laugh like I know who they mean.) [❗ Catherine and Armand appreciate your willingness to laugh.]

**Ep2**

* Prince Philippe de France's retinue 🧡

**Ep3**

* (Help Armand and Catherine bring the Prince home.) (💎50)
* (I’ll walk Armand to his room.) [❗ Your relationship with Armand has improved.]
	+ 💖 (Yes, please.)
* Prince Philippe 🧡
	+ (Discuss philosophy.) (💎10) [❗ Your relationships with Prince Philippe and his retinue grow stronger.]

**Ep4**

* (Armand.) (💎29)
	+ 💖 (Kiss Armand.)

**Ep6**

* (Look for a fling.) (💎27)
	+ Armand.
		- 💖 ...go to bed with me? (Sex scene)

**Ep7**

* I like it. OR It seems important. OR It feels smart. [❗ Your friendship improves.]

**Ep9**

* (Go boating.) (💎156)
	+ (Armand.) [❗Your relationship with Armand improves.]
	+ Climb rigging with Armand [❗Armand appreciates your acceptance.]
	+ 💖 Sneak a kiss
		- (Armand.)

**Ep 10**

* If Prince Philippe is your LI: (Confess love.)/(Confess feelings.)/(Focus on physical attraction.)
	+ (Ask to be open.)
	+ 💖 (Be intimate, stay together.) (💎28)
	+ (Invite a lover.) (💎23)
		- (Armand.)
* [❗Your strongest friendship at court is with Armand.]

**Season 2**

**Ep1**

* (Armand.) [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.]
* (Ride with someone.) (💎22)
	+ Armand [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.]

**Ep3**

* Armand [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.]

**Ep4**

* Yes. (You only see this choice if you're talking to Armand in your room.)
* Armand
	+ (Ask him.)

**Ep6**

* (Attend Prince Philippe's party.) [+1 Hedonism 🍷]
	+ (Linger…)
	+ 💖 (Armand.) (💎33) [Sex scene] OR (Armand and Prince Philippe.) (💎53) [Sex scene] [CG unlocked]

**Ep7**

* (Confront Armand directly.) (💎20) [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.]

**Ep8**

* (Catherine and Armand's.) [❗Catherine and Armand are happy to see you.]

**Ep9**

* (Help him.) (💎10) [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.] OR (Bid him good luck.) [❗Your relationship with Armand strengthens.] (Only available if you are not romancing Louis XIV)
* (Ask Louise to return.)
* [❗Your friendship is strongest with Armand.]
* 💖 (Sneak a kiss with Armand.) [❗Your relationship with Armand intensifies.]

**Season 3**

**Ep1**

* ❗ Your friendship is strongest with Armand.

**Ep3**

* (Advocate for the Prince.)
* 💖 (Stay.) (💎100) (CG unlocked) (Sex scene with Philippe, Armand and the Chevalier.)

## Gallery

Click here to see the CGs which are too NSFW for Fandom TOS.

* Sprites and items
* CG images
**Sprites and items**

Armand's sprite from S1, Ep1Armand's romantic sprite in S1, Ep6Armand in S1, Ep9Armand's sprite from S2, Ep2Armand in S2, Ep3Armand in S2, Ep9Armand with a mask in S2, Ep9Armand in S3, Ep1Armand during a tourney in S3, Ep5**CG images**

CG unlocked in S1, Ep9 (💎156)CG unlocked in S1, Ep9 (💎156)CG unlocked in S1, Ep9 (💎156)CG unlocked in S1, Ep9 (💎156)CG unlocked in S1, Ep10 (💎28 + 💎23)CG unlocked in S1, Ep10 (💎28 + 💎23)CG unlocked in S1, Ep10 (💎28 + 💎23)CG unlocked in S1, Ep10 (💎28 + 💎23)CG unlocked in S2, Ep6 (💎53)CG unlocked in S2, Ep6 (💎53)CG unlocked in S2, Ep6 (💎53)CG unlocked in S2, Ep6 (💎53)CG unlocked in S2, Ep8 (💎95)CG unlocked in S2, Ep8 (💎95)CG unlocked in S2, Ep8 (💎95)CG unlocked in S2, Ep8 (💎95)CG unlocked in S3, Ep3 (💎100)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceClub/comments/18nrmel/hi\_i\_am\_langley\_the\_writer\_for\_vying\_for/