The moment Clara stepped between them and the Cardinal, Athos lowered his sword slightly. He would not attack a woman just to get to the man who had caused so much trouble for them, no matter how satisfying it would be to run him through.
Slowly, slower than it should have done the words began to register for Athos and the Cardinal was sounding very much not like the Cardinal at all. Athos was fairly sure he'd never heard him ever say the word Buddhism in his life and most certainly would not have suggested meditation. Perhaps, there may possibly be something else to it.
He glanced at D'Artagnan before back to their guests, "Come in but if this is some kind of trick, it will not end well" he said lowering his sword but not relinquishing it just yet. Things needed to be explained and sorted out before he would feel entirely comfortable with that man around.