Enkidu and Shamhat set out on their way back to Uruk.
Because of Enkidu's appearance, birds no longer dare to land on him, and antelopes and buffaloes no longer eat moss on his body.
Shamhat couldn't help but understand why Enqi wanted to leave with him.
——Because he came into contact with Enkidu's heart and exchanged wills with Enkidu, which transformed him from a simple clay figure into what he is now, exactly like himself. The forest is no longer Enkidu's home. .
Since it has the appearance of a human being, it should live in a human city-state instead of wandering in the wilderness and walking with wild beasts - this is the "truth" that all living creatures know.
It's unreasonable, but it's the rule.
However, there are other things that Shamhat cares about now.
"I said, Enkidu..."
Shamhat tugged Enkidu's pure white clothes from behind.
"What's wrong Shamhat?"
Enkidu stopped, there was no doubt in his eyes, he was still calm.
Shamhat was a little embarrassed by Enkidu's look, and lightly patted Enkidu's shoulder: "Yes! I said to you, if you want to imitate humans, you should have more expressions on your face, and keep it That expression is scary!"
"Really? I can actually imitate more, but in front of Shamhat, I don't feel the need to show more expressions that I imitate."
Enkidu said with a smile with a calm expression that Shamhat said "has never changed".
"Well... forget it." Shamhat's face twitched, shook his head, and said helplessly, "I want to ask, didn't you say that you have a brother? His name is ......what do you say that is?"
"Ah, is it Ananu? What happened to it?"
Enkidu tilted his head slightly and asked curiously.
"Well... I just want to ask, he should be still in the forest, right? You went to Uruk with me and left him alone in the cedar forest. Is this really okay? "
Shamhat twirled his hair with his index finger, which was a bit difficult to understand.
"Please don't worry about this." Facing Shamhat's confusion, Enkidu just smiled and shook his head.
"As I said, my brother and I are one body."
"It will follow my footsteps and come with me to Uruk."
"I see..." Shamhat blinked and could only nod.
She couldn't help but think of the golden chain and golden key that she had seen in her dream.
If the chain represents Enkidu, then does the key represent...?
But now Shamhat doesn't have too many ideas.
She thought of Enkidu as a gentle and...beautiful man.
Although saying this feels like Shamhat is complimenting her own appearance - Shamhat really thinks Enkidu is "beautiful".
She even knew a fact that she didn't want to admit, that is, Enkidu was even more beautiful than her.
It was a kind of transcendental temperament that was difficult for human beings to achieve, and Shamhat could not even imagine it.
Well, it doesn’t matter.
It would be nice to return to Uruk as soon as possible and return to our old life.
.......That is, how will Enkidu be treated by the king?
Thinking of this problem, Shamhat's mood subconsciously got worse.
That king...
...
Shamhat and Enkidu were marching together, but Ananu, who was still in the fir forest, remained silent.
It's not that it wants to be silent, but it's falling into a whirlpool-like state similar to Enkidu's before, and it seems to be undergoing some kind of change.
Same.
I just don’t know what it will look like when this change disappears.
Time passes like this day by day, Shamhat and Enkidu are getting closer and closer to Uruk, while Ananu is still spinning silently in the center of the forest.
until--
"That's Uruk."
Shamhat stood beside Enkidu, stretched out his slender hand, and pointed towards the end of the horizon.
Enkidu said nothing.
But the usual calmness on his face has disappeared.
The corners of his mouth that had been slightly raised lowered, and the smile was no longer there.
"This is really..."
It is precisely because the city-state is on the other side of the distant horizon that Enkidu sighs like this.
Huge, was Enkidu's only thought.
With just such a glance, Enkidu was able to determine that this was undoubtedly a rich and prosperous city-state—no matter whether its king was cruel or not, whether its gods loved it or not, it was unparalleledly prosperous.
This was a sight that Enkidu had never seen before - not even in Shamhat's will.
This is [beautiful].
Different from the beauty of the cedar forest, this is the beauty of human beings.
"let's go."
Shamhat took the lead and walked towards Uruk.
She had lived in Uruk since she was a child, and she didn't think much about this spectacular scene.
Now that you've seen the city, you're not far from it.
Before dusk, the two finally crossed the last stretch of wasteland and stood under the towering city wall of Uruk.
Enkidu raised his head, looked at the city wall calmly, and couldn't help but admired: "It's so beautiful, such a city..."
He didn't have any other thoughts at the moment.
According to the command of the gods, he knew what he needed to do next.
Go find the cruel king who leads people away from God, kill him, or beat him until he is willing to return to the embrace of God - that's it.
But when he wanted to enter the city, he encountered obstacles.
"Are you... Lord Shamhat? Are you back!?" The guard looked at Shamhat, who had been away for a long time. He looked a little surprised, but when he saw Shamhat following him Behind him, the figure who was still looking up at the city wall fell into confusion.
"Then, who is it?"
"...Although you may not believe it, he is one of the beasts in the cedar forest..." Shamhat's mouth twitched, but he still introduced Enkidu completely. came out, "His name is Enkidu..."
"This..." The guard looked at Enkidu in disbelief.
This is obviously a human being, right? How could it be a beast?
"Stand back, my king's guard. That goddess's subordinate is right."
But while the guard was still hesitating, a loud and arrogant voice rang in everyone's ears.
A shirtless, chest-hugging man stood tall on the top of the city wall, looking down at Enkidu below, with an arrogant and arrogant smile on his face.
"This guy is the [weapon] used by those gods to deal with me."
King Gilgamesh said with a smile.
