Worship The Lord [✓]

1.

Mayank was humming a tune under his breath as he cleaned his sword thoroughly.

The camaraderie around him, glanced at him once in a while, with an amused expression.

Only Mayank can be a ruthless knight by the end of the king's order and a little baby of all of them at the same time.

Some girls from the palace whispered among themselves a little too loudly for anyone's liking,

"Did you hear?"

"What?"

"He's coming today"

"Who?"

"Areee.....wo!"

"Kon wo?"

"Him. The Lord."

Mayank froze, his hands stopping at the very edge of the sword, his brows knitted together in confusion but he still didn't looked up from where he was working.

"The Lord is coming today?"

"Yes!!"

"Par kyu?"

"To find himself a spouse, Rita"

"But he's a lord, no?"

"A Lord, not the God"

Mayank's jaw clenched and unclenched a few times, his face stoic and nose flaring in anger.

The girls after the little gossip session went away from there.

Someone put his hand on Mayank's shoulder startling him a bit,

"Mayank? Kya hua? You're holding the sword too tight, beta"

A middle aged man, who's like a father to him, Anand Kaka, asked softly with worry written over his face.

Mayank turned to him fully and pulled his cheeks lightly making the old man groan,

"I'm good, Kaka. Is it true, though?"

Kaka looked at him confused and Mayank did not meet his eyes,

"Is it true? That he's coming?"

"Who?"

"...... Him"

Kaka's eyebrows raised in surprise and a playful smile adorned his face,

"Him?"

Mayank had started fidgeting with his armour, still not meeting Anand's eyes,

"You know who"

Anand smiled but decided to stay oblivious, wanting Mayank to admit it,

"I don't know who you're talking about"

Mayank huffed then finally looked at him in the eyes, his cheeks flushed with embarassment,

"......the Lord.......is he actually coming?"

His eyes downcasted but his face every bit of worry that induced inside him at the mention of his beloved Lord.

Anand's eyes softened as he looked at the boy, who's so clearly in love with a deity that only ever comes among humans, at the rate of inconvenience,

"Yes it's true"

He said that softly as to not hurt him, but the deed was done before the word was even out of his mouth,

A hinged sadness adorned his features as he sat on the seat again, working to sharpen the sword,

"Is he coming to find a spouse for himself after all?"

Anand hummed as he sat beside him, taking off his armour as he groaned at the stiff muscles underneath.