D’Artagnan hat sein Ziel erreicht: Er wird Kadett bei den Musketieren. Von nun an wird auch er in die Spannungen einbezogen, die zwischen der Leibgarde des Kardinals und den Musketieren herrschen. Bei einer Audienz beim König kommt es zwischen Kardinal Richelieu und M. de Treville zum Streit. Aber der Regent erkennt, wer seine wirklichen Freunde sind.
Dogtanian sets out for the Musketeers' headquarters, where he is given a hero's welcome. However, Treville tells him he cannot become a Musketeer immediately. As a reward he is taken to the Palace gardens, where he slips away looking for Juliette and gets in a tangle with the royal underwear. Treville, meanwhile, has an audience with the King, but Cardinal Richelieu is there too. He wants his Guards to take over from the Musketeers as the guardians of the Palace, and suggests a test: if the Musketeers cannot go one day without drawing their swords, they will lose their traditional job. As Monsieur Treville announces this to his men, Dogtanian spots his horse Sandy in the street and runs to him. The stable-hand from Meune, Planchet, has brought him, and Dogtanian goes in search of his friends so he can borrow money to pay him. He finds Athos, Porthos and Aramis being humiliated at the hands of three of the Cardinal's Guards, after rescuing a comrade from their clutches, and cannot un
D’Artagnan est désormais un apprenti mousquetaire. Il est aux premières loges pour réaliser l’étendue de la rivalité entre les mousquetaires et les gardes de Richelieu. Le conflit explose même lors d’une rencontre avec le roi...
Dartacão já é aprendiz de Moscãoteiro e apercebe-se da rivalidade que existe entre os
Moscãoteiros e os guardas do cardeal Richeleão, um facto que se torna evidente numa reunião com o rei. No entanto, não há dúvida de que o rei considera que o que parecia um comportamento indignante por parte dos Moscãoteiros foi provocado pelos próprios guardas.
