She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

Pandora was questioned.

The way she was thinking hard made the corners of Hermes' lips curl up.

Until now, Pandora hadn't shown a strong desire for anything—most mortals were greedy, and lack of desire was one of the main reasons for her lack of humanity.Because of this, he was particularly curious about what she would ask for.

"I want you to take this stone."

Finally, Pandora said so.

Hermes was speechless in surprise.Now he wanted to smile wryly.

It was an unexpected request.In a way, it was bolder than praying that he would teach him the art of stealing.And Pandora may not be conscious of what she is asking for.He guessed that Aphrodite's gift was at work: even though Pandora had no concept of love, she was already subconsciously arousing the goodwill of those around her.

For Le aboriginals, Pandora's appearance and demeanor are enough to achieve their goals.But for Hermes, who possesses the power of speech, the ingeniously woven long paragraphs are not as good as the sincere and direct sentences.

If he only intends to teach her how to better capture people's hearts, then he has nothing left to guide her.

Hermes has won the trust of Zeus, and he knows the whole picture of the plan of the king of gods to revenge Prometheus.Pandora's arrival in the world is only the first step.The focus is on what she will bring to mankind.

A lie that you believe in is three times as effective, and the liar who doesn't know it is the best.Prometheus's younger brother, Epimetheus, is different from his shrewd elder brother in that he has a rough personality and lacks foresight.There is no need to deliberately learn to lie or tricks, the current Pandora is more than enough to charm him.Best of all, she has no idea of ​​her true calling.

Hermes arrives at the most logical conclusion: he should send her back to Olympus now.

It can even be said that this is his best and last chance to save the situation.

Hermes closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, he had already made up his mind.

He will prove that even the fearsome power of the golden arrow of love cannot stop him in his tracks.He is the guide of all living beings, even if he is temporarily blindfolded and lost, he can always find the way in the end.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look forward to how Venus would react when he met Eros.

Pandora still maintained the posture of holding the black pebbles in both hands, and the way she pursed her lips showed a trace of uneasiness.

"Okay. Then I will accept it." Hermes took the stone away, "You have learned how to use words."

Pandora smiled brightly upon hearing this.

Hermes turned his face slightly away, and had already drawn up a statement announcing their immediate return to Olympos.

But before he could speak, there was a slight strange sound suddenly.

Pandora was taken aback.Because the gurgling sound came from her stomach.She pressed her lower abdomen helplessly, and looked at Hermes as if asking for help, as if she was worried about something wrong with her body.

"You're hungry," Hermes explained gently, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "After you left Olympus, the air left in your body gradually dissipated. Now you need to eat like ordinary humans, otherwise you will have no strength."

"So... where do I go to find food?"

The idea of ​​letting Pandora return to Olympos hungry flashed through my mind.That seemed a little too much, and it wasn't her who was at fault.Hermes immediately compromised, and he looked towards the village: "The residents here must be happy to entertain you."

He then changed his mind.Now that she is determined to send Pandora back, she should not be allowed to have more contact with the people of Ilysion, lest she learn something from them and grow rapidly, which will disrupt the plan instead.

"However, the gift you received today is enough to cook a simple dinner, and you can also go back to the hut, what do you think?"

Pandora immediately accepted the new proposal: "I want to go back." She lowered her eyes: "Everyone is too warm to me, I... feel a little sorry."

So Hermes picked up Pandora: "It's not good to be hungry. It's faster to fly back directly."

She naturally has no objection.After they left the ground, she suddenly stretched out her arms cautiously and hooked his neck.Unlike when she woke up from the nightmare, she consciously and actively got close to him.

For a moment, Hermes didn't know what he was thinking.Thoughts racing as fast as Mercury stalled.The slender and warm arms were wrapped around his neck, the soft hair brushed against the skin, and there seemed to be no itch—that's all he knew.

He came back to his senses almost immediately, and looked down at her, although his face was still smiling, his tone was deliberately soft and thorny: "You don't need to hold me like that, you won't fall."

Pandora trembled, quickly retracted her arms, and curled up into a ball in his arms.It looks like a little beast that has been wronged. It doesn't know what it did wrong, but it doesn't dare to refute. It's pitiful.

Hermes then realized that she was not seducing him.She might just feel that the wind at sunset was a little cold, so she took refuge in him as a matter of course.

It doesn't matter that the embrace of the gods is not a good place to keep warm.

Hermes felt obliged to explain, but he said nothing at last, but led her across the fields and woods in the melancholy dusk.

He knew very well why he was rude to Pandora for no reason.Her unthinking dependence can arouse his thin guilty heart and make him feel guilty.So he cunningly hoped that she would fear him more, or learn to repel him altogether.He'll be better off after that.

During the short journey back to Xiaoqiu, no one spoke again.

Pandora didn't dare to look at the envoy's face any more, and kept her head down.After she offered the stone, Hermes' attitude changed.Maybe she violated some taboo.In that case, it would have been extremely merciful for him not to punish her.Offending the gods is a taboo that needs no teaching.

She bit her lip, curling in a little more because of the sour emotion clutching her chest.She still couldn't explain the reason behind it, but she didn't like Hermes like this, even though she vaguely understood that she couldn't ask him for anything.

The turbulent heat rushed to the tip of her nose and eye sockets, Pandora blinked, touched her cheek with the back of her hand, and unexpectedly felt the warm water stains.This is tears?She froze.She didn't know why she was crying.But the tears couldn't stop.

Hermes also noticed.Pandora suddenly trembled more than before, her face seemed to be buried in her chest.

He immediately accelerated and landed towards the courtyard surrounded by olive trees. Before his boots touched the ground, he hurriedly stepped down to check Pandora's expression.Mottled cheeks and blatantly avoiding his sight are so terrifying.Hermes froze for a while, before thinking of saying some nice words to calm her emotions.

He was just joking and teasing her, nothing else.He wasn't angry or unhappy.It has nothing to do with that stone.It's just that he suddenly remembered another task on his body and was distracted, so he didn't bother to talk to her.and so on.The gods will not apologize, but this is already the closest statement to an apology.

Hermes listened to himself spit out a series of stupid words, he had witnessed similar situations many times, but now it happened to him, it was really absurd.But there was nothing he could do.As long as she is still stubbornly lowering her eyebrows and eyes, he is just a little bug dangling on the spider's web, and can only wait for the web to loosen by itself, and the more he struggles, the more futile he is.

Pandora had actually stopped crying.But for no reason, she felt that it was better to keep her head down.

There was a non-existent voice whispering in her ears, leading her to be silent, allowing Hermes to drag her to the back of the shrine, without even looking at him.

When he let go of her and walked aside, Pandora panicked.She didn't intend to do anything, but just because she didn't like Hermes talking to her like that, she acted according to the indescribable feeling.To her surprise, his reaction was almost the same as she had imagined.

There were several crackling sounds, and she raised her head in response to the sound, and saw a small fire burning on the altar.A small pot hung above the flame, and something was boiling inside, exuding a slightly sweet aroma.I don't know when Hermes prepared all this.

The hunger that had been roughly brushed aside by emotion returned.

"It's ready to eat." Hermes put the contents of the pot into a pottery bowl and sprinkled some chopped herbs.The aroma suddenly became more alluring.

Pandora licked her lips, pressed her restless stomach, and obediently walked to his side.

Four eyes facing each other.

Hermes' eyes, which are good at smiling, flickered.

Pandora's cheeks felt hot.I'm sorry I was attracted by the aroma of food, or something else.

The steaming bowl and wooden spoon were handed to her.She took it, carefully scooping up a spoonful.When it came close to her lips, she felt that the heat was too hot, so she blew air repeatedly before putting it in her mouth.

The slightly thick slurry slid across the tongue, Pandora's eyes widened in surprise.

She recognized the rich taste of barley, the sweetness of honey, mixed with the strange fragrance of vanilla.

"The barley porridge called Shukeon can also be used as a drink if it is diluted."

Pandora took another sip, looked between the messenger of the gods and the small pot on the fire, and said uncertainly: "You know how to cook mortal food?"

And still use the altar fire.It seems that something is not right.

"I deal with mortals all day long, and I learned it after seeing a lot. But this is also the first time I have done this kind of thing." Hermes narrowed his green eyes slightly through the steaming heat, "After all, I Honeydew and celestial wine are needed, not mortal food."

"It's very delicious——" Pandora said hastily, and she still wanted to thank her, but the angel stopped her from continuing with her expression.

She seemed to understand something.Apology, forgiveness, gratitude, these words that she occasionally heard in his recounting of the past, should not appear between them.

So she sat down quietly against the pillars surrounding the altar, and concentrated on finishing the porridge.

Hermes watched Pandora eat up the Shukeon he cooked without saying a word, and after a long time, he said unexpectedly: "After that, don't eat anything made by others. You will never guess There might be something in there."

Pandora looked at the bowl at the bottom, and became more courageous, and asked directly: "Did you put anything in the porridge?"

"I haven't, but it doesn't rule out that someone will have bad intentions."

She knew that Hermes was talking about human affairs.The world is like tomorrow, a familiar and distant term.But since he said so, she nodded and promised to be careful.He was always right.

Seeing that Hermes' attitude seemed to be back to normal, Pandora asked curiously again: "Are all the gods like you, they don't need food from mortals, but honeydew and fairy wine?"

"Basically," Hermes thought for a while, "but people will die if they continue to lack food. Even if the gods cut off the honeydew and fairy wine, they will not perish. At most, they will not be able to maintain consciousness and have to fall into a deep sleep. If you drink the secret wine of immortal delicacies, then—”

He suddenly stopped talking.

Ordinary people can gain immortality by drinking the secret wine of immortal delicacies.This honor is given to those who are most favored by the gods.

But Pandora doesn't need to know this.

However, there is no need for Hermes to continue.Pandora had already leaned against the stone pillar and fell into a drowsy sleep.

He lied to her without changing his face.The magic of sleep is added to the oatmeal.When Pandora woke up, he had already brought her back to the golden palace of Olympos.

It should be so.

The flickering fire light illuminated the residual redness of Pandora's eyes.Hermes did not climb the stairs to the sky, but picked her up and turned around and walked into the stone house adjacent to the shrine.

Just let her have a good night's rest.It doesn't make any difference if we start again tomorrow.The world beyond Ilythion had no shortage of nights.he thought so.