She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

Pandora glanced back at the entrance of the Rock Palace: "I just went out and passed through a strange fog..." She also felt that this statement lacked credibility. Of course everything is possible in the dream, but for this Hermo For Stanley, this is reality.

"I believe in you," Hermes smiled wryly, "the flowers on your head haven't faded."

She reached out and picked one of them. As he said, the flower was still fresh and tender, and there was no sign of passing through nearly a hundred years.

"But back then, I thought you found what and who you were looking for while I was away..." He didn't finish.

Compared with when he was just born, Hermes' demeanor was a little calmer, and he had grown a lot taller.The god's appearance doesn't grow with age, and can be changed at will. His appearance is just a preference?

He turned to ask in a slow voice: "Is the fog you mentioned related to the person you are looking for?"

"Maybe, I'm not sure."

"Are you going to keep looking?"

Pandora nodded.

"Then let me look for it with you. Don't place orders anymore, otherwise if you encounter strange things again, it will be useless for you to call for help."

She smiled, neither agreed nor refused, and changed the subject: "The quarrel between you and Apollo has been resolved?"

Hermes didn't answer right away, seeing that she still didn't intend to respond positively, he had to give up.

"Of course," he sighed, as if regretting that she could not witness his triumphant appearance, "God the Father recognized my identity, and Apollo not only gave me the authority of the shepherd, but also gave me the golden rod to spread wealth." , and shared the mysteries of divination with me."

The young man's eyes were burning, and his intention to see her marvel was very obvious. Pandora couldn't hold back, and let out a chuckle.

He frowned a little annoyed, and didn't immediately complain as before.

She comforted him with words, and praised the other party's thoughts: "You stole Apollo's things, but you got so many benefits from him, it's amazing."

Instead, he started to get awkward: "I didn't tell you just to make you praise me hypocritically."

Hermes had a good attitude when dealing with Apollo, but she was full of flaws that could be poked in front of her, whether it was real clumsiness or a fake weakness.Pandora's experience in dealing with such Hermes is really limited, and she was speechless for a while.Seeing this, he didn't show embarrassment, but took a step closer, raised his hand to straighten the time-spanning flowers in her hair, but lowered his voice:

"I also became the messenger of the gods, just like you said. All exactly like you said."

"I know." Pandora looked at the purple cloak on his shoulders.

"Now my mother and I are living in the Olympos sanctuary. She always wants to come back here for a few months a year, and I... will come back to see it from time to time."

He looked straight into her eyes.A sense of déjà vu climbed up Pandora's back, wanting to dodge, but she didn't really want to do that, instead she seemed to be locked in place by this gaze.

Pause for several beats that clenched the chest.

"Because I think maybe you will come back."

A short "I'm back" stuck on the tip of my tongue.It's just an impossible dream, don't fall into it, or you'll get lost.Pandora told herself so.Her eyes flickered and she looked at the ground, and when she raised her head again, there was a quiet and gentle smile on her face: "Thanks to you just happened to be here, otherwise I wouldn't be able to figure out what happened right away."

Hermes didn't notice the insidious suggestion just now: "You can't just stand and talk, do you want to come in?"

"The weather is so nice, I want to take a walk outside," she joked again to lighten the atmosphere, "and what if there is fog again when I enter the door, what if I go through 100 years again?"

"I'm holding you, you can't lose it," Hermes said so, he took her hand naturally, and pointed to the southwest with his free hand, "There is a small lake over there, and the scenery in the morning is very beautiful .”

Pandora nodded, and he pulled her into a levitation, flying slowly, at a speed that was neither too fast nor too slow, more like a walk.

"So what are you looking for? I might have an idea."

She thought for a moment in distress: "I can't describe it."

Hermes raised his eyebrows,

"Has anything unusual happened to you lately? Objects or people are fine."

He looked at her delicately for a moment, and provocatively spit out a word: "You."

Pandora was very patient: "What else?"

"I can't think of it at the moment."

While talking, they had come to the small lake mentioned by Hermes.The soft morning sun sprinkled on the water surface, and the thin ripples were like fish scales.The twigs brought up by the corners of Xufeng's skirt pecked and kissed the water surface in a panic, spreading out ripples, and the crushed and scattered sunlight was like broken gold, floating and sinking.Pandora stared at the changing light and shadow on the lake, a little distracted.

Hermes didn't make a sound, and watched her quietly until she noticed that she was looking back, and she didn't dodge, and even raised the corners of her lips.If he spoke, he would definitely ask her what she was thinking.But he didn't say anything.

"You haven't told me how you got so many benefits from Apollo."

If you really ask, Hermes is not willing to go into details.It was the same before.If it wasn't for Pandora's pestering questioning, he would hardly mention his many legends and achievements, and talk more about interesting experiences along the way.It's not that there are any taboos that cannot be touched, if she asks, he will explain briefly.It's just that his self-esteem doesn't allow him to act like boasting.

"I exchanged the lyre for the shepherd's golden whip, and I also exchanged a promise for the golden staff and the ability to divination."

"What promise?"

Hermes probably remembered Apollo's behavior at that time, and laughed: "He worried that I would break into his residence and steal in the future, so he made me swear that I would never target him."

The worried look of Leto's son appeared in Pandora's mind, and she couldn't help laughing.

"The king of thieves made even the great Apollo fearful, great, great."

"Are you complimenting me or mocking me?"

"Of course it's a compliment."

After a pause, Pandora said again: "So you gave Apollo the lyre."

Hermes didn't know what to think of, and asked with a frown, "Do you know the lyre?"

Now Hermes has calmed down a lot. Seeing his old-fashioned frown, she couldn't help but want to tease him again: "Not only do I know, but I can also play."

"Oh—?" He drew out his tone, his face full of doubts.Then, he simply sat down on the stone by the lake, touched behind him, and conjured up a lyre and a mother-of-pearl plectrum out of thin air, with a bright smile in his eyes: "Then you play it for me?"

Pandora sat down on the stone beside him, took the lyre, familiarly confirmed the position of the strings, and played a short song written by her without stagnation in her fingering.

Hermes widened his eyes in surprise.He stared at her flexible fingertips for a moment, lost in thought.

The music ends soon.

"I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Hermes applauded, startling several waterfowl on the other side.He smiled slightly, without distinguishing between the truth and the false: "You are the only thing that is out of the ordinary around me."

"It's not me I'm looking for."

"Then what kind of guy are you looking for? Why are you looking for him?"

Pandora held the pick in her palm and turned it around, her eyes rose and fell with the waves, and she didn't look at Hermes: "I have a lot of things I want to ask. But it's not just that... Actually, I don't even know if it's true I want to see him. In short, things are a bit complicated and I can't explain clearly."

"The one you're looking for is indeed 'him'."

She froze for a moment, lowered her eyes and smiled.Such omissions in small details could not escape Hermes' keen observation.

By default, he gave the boy more courage: "Is he your lover?"

Pandora pursed her lips in embarrassment.It's a terrible question for Hermes to ask.

"It's fine if you don't want to answer. I'm not interested in probing your secrets."

She smiled gratefully, bowed her head and plucked the strings casually.

Hermes bent over to pick up the pebbles on the ground and started to swim.His skill is superb, the water surface seems to be a solidified slurry, and the stones are thrown far away before sinking.Only the wild ducks swimming on the lake, and the water birds resting further away, because the continuous stones smashed the water surface angrily, felt restless, and fled in groups with fluttering wings.

After working for a while, he looked sideways and asked coldly, "Then what are you going to do when you find what you're looking for and see him again?"

poof.The stones thrown just now fell into the center of the lake slowly.

She opened her mouth, suddenly frustrated.

"I do not know."

Hermes suffered more than expected because of her.She died once in blind faith and disappointment in him.Comparing who is more miserable because the other is meaningless.Any assumptions about the future are wishful thinking until one comes face to face with Hermes, who remembers everything.

Chaos gave her a chance to prove that meaning exists, but even if she was only one step away from becoming a god, she didn't fully think about what kind of god she wanted to be and what she would do with the power she gained.She was dissatisfied with the arrogance of the gods, but gradually understood their thoughts as her strength grew.She doesn't want to be like the god of Olympus, but she can't favor humans like Prometheus.

do not know anything.Traveling through the past she didn't know about, witnessing the illusory pain, and finally reaching the bottom of the dream, she felt like a fool, and all the key issues could only be prevaricated by ignorance.

Burning with shame, Pandora hastily added, giving herself a probation period: "I will not be able to decide until that moment."

Hermes suddenly pressed her hand that was about to pluck the strings.The pebbles ironed his palms cold.She couldn't help shaking.He was wary of her breaking free, and he closed his fingers, not to the point of pain, but very hard.

"Then you just leave him alone. Don't look for that thing either," he showed an expression that didn't allow her to avoid it. "You don't look happy when you think about him."

Pandora couldn't help but want to touch her cheek to confirm her expression.

"I don't know why, but from the moment I saw you, I couldn't leave my eyes. I met you in less than a day, and I miss you for almost a hundred years. If this is the so-called love at first sight, then I admit it .”

Hermes was so aggressive that he really said it, but he seemed to be suddenly attacked by timidity, his green eyes flashed, and he licked his lower lip nervously.He then leaned over to her, got closer, looked straight into her eyes, and declared solemnly and with full confidence: "I can do everything he can't do. Be with me. I will be with you." Watching you, being by your side, making you happy, I will find a way to give you whatever you want. I will protect you and never let you suffer any harm, let alone leave you alone. "

The tip of his nose was almost touching hers, and the thin dark gold rings in the emerald green eyes locked her firmly, his voice became lower and softer, as if he was whispering a spell of seduction:

"Pandora, leave him alone, choose me and stay by my side forever."