Athos sends Porthos a dark look; he knows the man is trying to be playful, but he’s in no mood for jests, and he is weary of Porthos’ insistence that everything would be well if he just tried a little harder. He finishes the wine, and snorts, and shakes his head.

He doesn’t want a future in Darrow. He wants the one he has already chosen. He wants to go home.