Milady
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What happens when Milady de Winter is believed dead?
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Imagine you were granted a second life.
If I sentence you to death by hanging!
Not the one that is to come in heaven. I mean a second life in the here and now. In this grubby, nasty, fickle little world we call home. Now imagine being granted a third.
Are you ready to die?
Absolutely. I've done it before. My only dream was to escape the drudgery and pain of the existence intended for me and start again from scratch. As you have no name, I shall give you one. To become someone entirely new. Sister Anne. It is the name Sister Marie-Thérèse chose for me. What of your real name? I have nothing of my own apart from this. The name my mother gave me is mine alone, and I will never tell it. From now on, your name is Charlotte, the Lady Carlic. One of my husbands was an English aristocrat who sadly croaked in mysterious circumstances on our wedding night. Breathe. I can't breathe. Which was fitting, given that he had the face of a toad. The other was a French noble who reacted badly after discovering the brand I am forced to carry.
Seared into my skin is the fleur-de-lis. The eternal mark of shame.
What horror is this? A fleur-de-lis? A mark of awe?
Such was the embarrassment at discovering his bride had once been a convict that twice he tried to kill me.
How does Cardinal Richelieu play a role in Milady's life?
Liar! I took you for an angel! You are a demon!
Both attempts failed. First, I was saved from hanging by the intervention of fate. The rotten branch the fool strung me from snapped just before my spirit departed. Then, my intended beheading was prevented.
The Musketeers must believe you are executed. Go to the seminary at Vosthouse.
Thanks to an intervention by the most brilliant mind in France.
He will send for you there.
Who will?
The Cardinal. I work for him.
His eminence Cardinal Richelieu, my creator, my mentor, my nemesis. Only God wields more power. Only God sees more than his network of spies and informers. It would probably be easier to count those who do not work for him ahead of those who do. Although if you were to ask him, he would deny anyone works for him at all. Those who choose to do my bidding are in service not to me, but to the nation. There is only one purpose to all our endeavors. The glorification of France. I was born in a pigsty, but I refuse to accept that I belonged there. All the injustices and cruelties I endured have only served to sharpen the blade of my will. My spirit is not done with this world yet. It will not submit. Perhaps no spirit can rest when fueled with rage.
And my spirit paces and plots in fury. One day, the world will pay for how it has failed me. One day, it will see my worth. Until that day comes, I will not submit. I will not surrender. And I will not die.
Lift your head.
With desire, playing with fire.
It is I, Abbé Pierrot, bringing you victuals.
And so, my third life began when the man charged with taking my head off revealed that he too worked for Richelieu. Father Laurent de Broglie, my first love, my only love, returned to me in the cardinal's service. His real task was not to kill me, but to deceive the musketeers into believing sentence of death had been carried out. Then, afterwards, to set me free.
What mission does Milady embark on for Richelieu?
I followed instructions and made my way to Vossel, hoping to find him again. I wished to thank him, to kiss him, to take away the pain he must feel with his skin all scarred from the fire Athos set, leaving him to die in the flames.
Madam, I am coming in.
I found nothing, and here I have been ever since. Nine months confined in a freezing, stone-floored room with only a foul, woollen monk's habit to wear, waiting for Richelieu, my master, to whistle.
I have bread and stew made with fish's tails.
It must be Wednesday.
I promise. It is tasty, fair.
Also, a goblet of wine. Do not describe that vinegar as wine. Please, be seated. Abbé Pirot is another of the Cardinal's men, one of just a handful of the brothers here who know I occupy this tiny room in an obscure tower somewhere within the Abbey grounds.
Bon appétit.
Merci.
I hope it is to your taste.
France has the greatest cuisine on earth.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happens when Milady de Winter is believed dead?
0:00–1:54
2
How does Cardinal Richelieu play a role in Milady's life?
1:54–4:50
3
What mission does Milady embark on for Richelieu?
4:50–7:56
4
How does Milady's past influence her current actions?
7:56–11:25
5
What challenges does Milady face in her new life?
11:25–13:52
6
How does Milady's relationship with Laurent evolve?
13:52–17:25
7
What is the significance of the funeral scene?
17:25–19:46
8
How does Milady plan her revenge against Richelieu?
19:46–56:58