"Um... Beautiful and kind Hera, what brings you here?" Promise cautiously asked, breaking the silence as Hera continued to look at him without speaking.
Hera did not respond imdiately.
Instead, she looked around and walked over to a large stone, motioning for Promise to co over.
Once he approached, she made him sit down.
Understanding that sothing was off, Promise obediently sat down.
Hera imdiately reached out and, though she didn't use much force, grabbed his cheeks with a fierce expression.
"Promise, you... you..." Hera began, but then she hesitated.
She realized she couldn't really bla Promise for anything.
After all, he wasn't actively seeking out the gods; they were the ones drawn to him.
He was just walking his own path, and the gods, slling the trail, had gathered around him. Including herself, Hera thought, as she realized she was no different.
Unable to voice her frustration, she vented by roughly pinching Promise's cheeks.
Promise sat there obediently, letting Hera take out her anger.
When her expression softened a bit, he spoke again, "Great Hera, have I done sothing to upset you?"
Looking at Promise, whose cheeks were now red from her pinching and whose green eyes were filled with confusion, Hera, who had been very angry, couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, I'm very angry. To be precise, I'm very jealous!" She glared at him and said.
Usually, to maintain her dignified image as the queen of the gods, Hera wouldn't be this honest.
But perhaps due to Deter's words earlier or the recent events at the Olympian temple, she let her guard down this ti.
"Promise, I'm your goddess, right?"
"Yes, of course, you are my goddess, great Hera," the boy nodded.
"Then why don't we have an oath?" Hera's face was filled with jealousy as she looked at Promise. "Athena aside, there's also Themis and that Fate Goddess... Promise, when did you get involved with so many goddesses behind my back?"
So, I'm not Zeus.
Hera, what are you trying to do by acting like a legal wife who is dissatisfied with the existence of a mistress?
Promise was really speechless at this mont.
But when he saw her staring at him, as if the day would not end until she gave him an explanation, he could only rack his brains to think.
Because in the current situation, there was actually no point in thinking of a vow imdiately, it would not satisfy Hera.
Hera is jealous and extrely possessive.
What she cared about was not why she didn't have a promise with him, but whether she was the first in his heart!
therefore...
"Honorable Queen Hera, I have never wanted to hide anything from you, and although I have never made a vow to you, you are the only goddess I believe in."
Promise looked up, blinked his erald eyes, and spoke to Hera sincerely.
If Hers were here at this mont, he would definitely not be stingy with his applause and would have apologizes his answer!
Because Promise's words were true, and at the sa ti, they gave Hera a feeling that could not be completely considered an illusion.
That was, there was no need for a vow between them at all.
After all, she was the only goddess that Promise believed in.
So after he finished speaking, Hera was slightly stunned, and then the dissatisfaction and jealousy in her eyes naturally dissipated for the most part.
She even showed a beautiful smile like a painting because of the sudden surge of joy and peace of mind.
Looking at that smile, even Promise was even stunned for a mont.
Because it was indeed beautiful.
One have to know that Hera was the goddess that Zeus was willing to share his power with.
So, off course, she was beautiful.
"So I promise that I am your goddess, and you will only believe in , right?!"
It was as if all the dissatisfaction and worries in recent tis were suddenly vented.
At this mont, Hera was so happy that she didn't even have the shadow of the queen of the past.
"Hmm, hmm..." Promise nodded slightly and said, "Of course I believe in you. I am your loyal believer, the honorable Queen Hera."
After all, apart from you, I really can't think of who to believe in for the ti being...
Apart from Hera, he could not find anyone else.
Athena was the goddess of pleasure and also a virgin goddess.
Not to ntion Artemis and Apollo, even Deter had Persephone, the unstable bomb.
After a circle, if Hera didn't want Promise, then he would have to go to Clotho, hug her tightly and humiliate her.
Clotho is indeed more fragrant and softer, but Hera is a main god after all, and the Queen of Olympus at that.
Not to ntion if there is a conflict, what will happen to the Golden Fleece in the future.
"So you won't suddenly start to believe in Athena, and sisters Themis and Deter, right?!" Hera said, and looked at Promise warily.
"I will never suddenly betray my faith in you, Queen Hera!"
While Promise was answering and making the assurance, he naturally realized in his heart
what Hera was jealous of and angry about.
"Um!"
At this point, Hera was finally satisfied.
She reached out and touched Promise's head, smiling and said, "That's right, this is my good child... And now, my lovely child, you can go find Hephaestus and ask her for gifts."
Huh?
Hearing these words, Promise blinked, slightly surprised as he looked at Hera.
"It's fine, I've already seen Hephaestus," Hera said, though her gaze was still a bit unnatural.
Perhaps she was trying to maintain so dignity in front of Promise, despite having almost
lost it all earlier.
She forced a smile and said, "So, everything will be okay."
"And I'm very excited, Promise. I'm looking forward to the painting you promised , the first painting among the gods!"
Recalling the painting he had given to Artemis that night and the one for the Underworld,
Promise knew that any god who heard he was making a painting for them would be eagerly
anticipating it.
"Alright, Goddess Hera," So, he nodded, preparing to summon Pegasus back, while inwardly wondering if he should sharpen a knife.
It was his mount, after all.
How could it sell out its master like this?
"Wait, Promise," Deter suddenly appeared, erging from the shadows under a nearby
tree, as if she had been eavesdropping all along.
Her smile was knowing as she looked at Hera.
Hera, however, didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Instead, she instinctively placed Promise behind her, looking at her with a wary expression.
Given what Deter had just said,
If it weren't for the fact that she was her elder sister and one of the culprits because of whom Deter had just lost her daughter, Hera had almost been unable to resist calling down a
lightning bolt on her,
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to snatch him from you... And you are indeed stingy, not even
willing to let the child stay with for a while," Deter said, chuckling as she handed a
divine artifact to Promise.
Both Promise and Hera were surprised when they saw what it was-Hades' Helm of
Invisibility.
"Goddess Deter, this..." Promise looked at the goddess in shock and was about to say sothing.
"Take it, child. You'll need it soon," Deter interrupted him gently.
After a brief pause, she smiled at Promise and added, "While I trust you, that doesn't an I trust Hades. If my daughter isn't back in ten days, use this to steal her back for , alright?"
Hearing this, Promise looked at Deter, who was winking at him.
Though he didn't believe Hades would act that way, he still took the helm after so thought.
Hera, however, was a bit puzzled, tilting her head, she asked Deter, "Sister, what do you
an by that?" Deter looked at Hera for a mont but did not reply imdiately.
She helped Promise get Pegasus to land, watching as the mount carried him away.
Only then did she look back at Hera and sigh, "I can't tell if you're genuinely oblivious or just
ignoring it.
Your relationship with Hephaestus has deteriorated so much, yet this ti, she not only didn't give you a hard ti but also agreed to see Promise. Have you ever wondered why?"
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