Yes, exactly that. What has happened was set in motion on that day.

To Athos's question, though, Aramis remembers all to well, that moment he and the Queen shared, only to see the Cardinal looming just a few feet away. His life might have been just as miserable, what with what he learned of Adele as well. "It is a small comfort," he admits, "that Richelieu did have France in his heart." And yes, he does cross himself again. Rest in peace, Cardinal.