destiny

Perched on his horse, Uther frowned as his bachelor dropped the King’s lance in the mud.  Eyebrows raised, he turned towards his advisor.  The man, his features hidden beneath a cowl, simply nodded.  The weight of the future was held within that nod.  The assistant had a destiny that was greater than any other knight at the tournament.

Shaking his head and scoffing, Uther returned his attention to the young knight, reached down and grasped the offered jousting barb.  “Merlin has faith in you, boy.  But I have yet to see why that is.”

Arthur didn’t know why either.

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Word Count: 99

This is my entry for this week’s Trifecta Writing Challenge:

“This week we are giving you a page from the Oxford English Dictionary.  The
ninety-ninth page, to be exact.  (Click to enlarge.)  From this page, you can
choose any word, any definition, to use in your post.  (Please type your chosen
word in bold, so we know.)  And instead of our typical 33-333 word limit, we are
asking for 99 words exactly.”

I chose the word “bachelor” and went with the third defintion: “a young knight serving under another’s banner.”