The likelihood of the duke possessing a Royal Flush after the cards have just been dealt is very slim, and Athos is very happy with his three of a kind in the first hand. Tapping his cards briefly before leaving them flat on the table, he considers an ante up.

"A kiss on each boot," he counters, smile wry and perhaps not nearly as saccharine as Buckingham's.

The duke has proven in past games that he is an exceptional bluffer, but it all means precious little to Athos when he feels like risking more of his dignity than the usual.