She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

When Pandora cried, Hermes was upset.

He didn't know he had such a weakness before.

"Are you having fun?" He heard himself asking this question, with no abnormal expression or tone.

Hearing this, Pandora's whole body tensed up, she didn't make any excuses, she didn't plead, she just stared at him with red eyes for a moment, shook her head in reply, and then turned her face away without saying a word.

This reaction was beyond Hermes' expectation.This was the first time he had seen Pandora show such an expression: there were thousands of words in the silence, but she clearly refused to open up to him.Her emotions are no longer as simple and indifferent as low-level gods like the tree spirit mountain god. She has become more human-like, and in a sense, closer to gods.

And when her heart changed drastically, he was not by her side.

The anger started to smolder again, and Hermes didn't know who he was angry with.

The intimate behavior of Pandora and Faol has made him unhappy.But he never prohibited her from contacting the opposite sex, and even taught her a lot of skills.Perhaps what Eros wants to punish is his arrogance-he has not suffered major setbacks, and it is his greatest wish after he was born to climb Olympos and get the approval of Zeus.After that, he never deeply longed for anything.

This carefree self-confidence made Hermes mistakenly think that if he had a wish, it would definitely come true.In the same way, if he wants, Pandora will respond to the affection he is forced to ignite.

It hadn't even occurred to him that she might be attracted to someone else.

But at least he judged that Pandora didn't really care about Faol.

Therefore, Hermes did not prevent Pandora from going to watch the ceremony.Let her go if she wants to.It wouldn't hurt to let her know some truth about Ilythion.If she was afraid, she might think of relying on him.He offers her a way out of the Temple of Artemis, drawing her into his own sanctuary.

He left her alone in the darkness and the silence.It was originally just a harmless prank, as long as she called him as before, he would stop immediately.

But Pandora didn't.Never.

Even though she was so frightened that she screamed, she didn't ask him for help.It's as if he doesn't even remember he exists.

Hermes was really annoyed, and for a split second he resolved to lock Pandora in his temple.He wouldn't let her out unless she begged him.But when she hugged her knees childishly and wept tremblingly, Hermes found the strings with his fingertips.It shouldn't be like this, gods must be feared.But he made an exception for her.

Pandora was very clever, and she must have noticed who the owner of this temple was on the way to him.It's good now, when they were face to face, she still lost her temper and refused to even say a word to him.

The Messenger of the Gods, who is good at manipulating words, and his disciples threw down each other's best weapons and responded to silence with silence.

Seeing that Hermes ignored her for a long time and plucked the strings with his eyes lowered, Pandora lost his strength.

She guessed that Hermes was probably displeased with her disobedience to stay out until after sunset.But Hermes didn't understand what she was thinking, since he could always read her every thought before.It can only be inferred that he is absent-minded and has no intention of talking to her.She was also nervous that she would be ridiculed if she was seen through, which was completely unnecessary.

Thinking about it this way made my eyes a little sour again.But Pandora didn't want to cry anymore.Enough crying, when the sea breeze blows, she has a little headache.She wanted to sit down, but didn't want to retreat back into the temple.

The sound of the lyre suddenly stopped again.

Hermes' expression was still calm, and he glanced at the empty space on the cliff beside him.

Pandora bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and walked over.

The sea cliff was taller than she had imagined. Sitting on the edge, it seemed as if she could touch the sky with her hand, and with a slight swing of her feet, she could kick to the top of the waves that met the stars.This is a vast landscape that is enough to suck people in, but because it is too vast, it makes her heart tremble, and she is overwhelmed by emotions similar to fear.Before the sky and the sea, she felt insignificant.Maybe this is how the world looks in the eyes of the gods.

"It's so beautiful here." She said softly, not expecting a response.

"I chose this location to build the temple because of this cliff," Hermes asked after a pause, "Are you afraid?"

He positively acknowledged the ownership of this temple, and he was asking her if she was afraid of this magnificent scenery, and he was also asking about the bad teasing just now.

Pandora lowered her head. "A little bit." Then she grabbed the edge of his cloak, her knuckles turned white from the force.She was really afraid that a gust of wind would blow her down.Then, with her head down, she began to self-examine in a flat tone: "I didn't go back on time today. I shouldn't have done that. Please forgive me."

Hermes almost laughed out loud.

These three short sentences are more perfunctory than provocative.But for some reason, he wasn't angry, not even offended.Maybe it was because of her strong nasal voice, reminding him that he scared her to tears just now.But what's more, Pandora no longer sulked, but vented her dissatisfaction to him little by little.This is very fresh.He wondered what else she wanted to say.

As a result, the next moment, Pandora mentioned the names of other opposite sexes: "I lied to Faol. Or, I tried to cheat his heart."

Hermes narrowed his eyes.He couldn't help but suspect that she had noticed something and was testing him.

She tugged on his cloak, but didn't look at him: "But he said he likes me, and I'm not happy." After a pause, she smiled: "Maybe because I don't like him enough. But I still let him Take a liking to me."

"I know it's wrong. I don't even know how I did it. I just had this idea, and then it came true." Pandora finally raised her head to Hermes, "If you lied to Hermes because of me, made Faol angry—”

She pursed her lips, her body couldn't help trembling because she wanted to argue with the gods, but she still stubbornly met his gaze: "I won't apologize. You asked me to trick him into practicing. And he lied to me before, I'm not too much."

Hermes said calmly: "I'm not angry because you lied to Faol. As for staying outside...that's just a kind warning, and you now know why I told you not to do that."

Pandora's gray eyes flashed, but there was still some anxiety in the end.Her voice was a little hoarse: "I did these wrong things today. You said you were not angry about those things, but you still deliberately scared me just now. "

The dark green eyes turned cloudy.His tone became softer: "Not convinced?"

"No, I dare not. But I want to know why you are angry." She choked up, showing a sad expression, and suddenly loosened the cloak of the angel, explaining the reason respectfully but without emotion, "Please tell me I reason, so that I will never do it again in the future. I don't want to offend you."

Hermes moved faster and grabbed her hand: "Then why don't you ask me for help?"

Pandora froze for a moment, then looked away in a panic.She didn't want to say it. "I guess you're already mad at me, and it's no use begging you." So he told a clumsy lie.Of course you can't fool the God of Deceit.

"Really?" He smiled instead, and his smile became even more radiant, while holding her shoulders and leaning towards her.

This action is too similar to the dream.Pandora shuddered, and closed her eyes as if fleeing, as if he would not exist.

The reaction of resistance pierced Hermes' eyes.He is rarely provoked, but at the moment it is difficult to control himself.

The turbulent air hurt Pandora's muscles and bones.What's even more frightening is that her lips and tongue moved to talk to herself, trying to confess her embarrassing secret thoughts.

Since it is the guardian of liars, Hermes' power can naturally force out the truth in turn.

"I...I—" Pandora clenched her fingertips into her palm, "I didn't go back after dark, but you didn't come to look for me. It can only be because you don't care about my safety. In that case... I don't want to You ask for help. I don't like that."

She couldn't weave a lie to Hermes, but she could hide part of the truth—the most crucial sentence.She couldn't explain why she was trying so hard to hide her feelings.Before Hermes frightened her, she actually planned to confess to him, and he might laugh it off, or tell her that it wasn't the so-called love at all.

But Hermes' high attitude of easily handling her emotions and giving life to death stung her.

Of course, this is a matter of course.The other party is a god, she is not even a human being, but a work created by the Olympian gods for their mysterious plan.The gap that she had been accepting calmly all this time suddenly became a thorn in her heart, and the prick got deeper every time she took a breath.While cultivating humanity, she probably also developed a little ridiculous self-esteem.

After trembling, Pandora closed her eyes tightly, trying hard to hold back the tears that overflowed, and prepared to face the wrath.

The chilly expression suddenly subsided.

Hermes actually took her into his arms.She was so startled that she forgot to move.He tightened his arms as if to prevent her from raising her head, and rested his chin on the top of her head.After a while, the long sigh dissipated in the sound of the sea tide, and then there was a distressed whisper: "It's really a stupid farce."