After making sure that Enkidu would not harm him at least, Shamhat finally became bolder.
Now she was kneeling on the ground in front of Enkidu, looking at Enkidu, one person and one monster, as if they were comparing who could stay motionless for longer.
But actually Shamhat is just thinking.
How to bring this monster back to Uruk...?
She had found vines before, intending to tie them around Enkidu's neck and lead him back to Uruk like a cow.
But the strange thing is that the monster's neck cannot be tied - its body seems to be made of mud and cannot be tied down by anything like a rope at all.
Then, Shamhat tried to tame the monster. She picked wild fruits and placed them in front of the monster, hoping to use these things to establish a good relationship with the monster.
But...it seems like this monster doesn't need to eat.
So these wild fruits ended up in Shamhat's own stomach.
She had been busy all day, and sat back in front of Enkidu again, sighing in frustration.
"Beautiful beast, beautiful beast, can you respond to me?"
She came closer to Enkidu and gently touched Enkidu's generous body with her slender fingers.
"I want to take you to Uruk, to the kingdom of mankind."
"My king, the king of Uruk, is waiting for you in that prosperous city-state, waiting for you."
Enkidu still didn't respond. Enkidu had been sitting like this since morning, motionless, as if there was no life at all.
The corners of Shamhat's mouth twitched.
It's almost nightfall.
Waves of coolness swept through Shamhat's delicate skin, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
"It's so cold here..."
She pursed her lips, breathed into her hands, and sighed.
She glanced at Enkidu, who was still sitting there motionless, blinked, and came up with... maybe a good idea?
Enkidu sat on the ground, his body bigger than a brown bear, just enough to form a...nest for Shamhat to shelter from the wind and cold?
After looking up at Enkidu again and confirming that Enkidu still had no reaction, Shamhat swallowed.
"It's just a monster made of mud. It's not a big deal if it's used to keep out the cold."
After mustering up the courage, Shamhat carefully got next to Enkidu while paying attention to Enkidu's reaction.
Enkidu is cold. It is not like other creatures. It is filled with the warmth of life because of the flow of blood. When the skin touches Enkidu, Shamhat feels like he is touching a mud wall.
, some soft feeling, but... extremely cold.
But fortunately, I still have warmth for the time being.
"Oh...how should I take you back...?"
With such distress in mind, Shamhat moved his body into a more comfortable position, and soon fell asleep.
She was really tired. The long journey had almost exhausted her energy. She was frightened and fainted yesterday. She only ate a little fruit today.
As for whether fainting is considered falling asleep...this question is a matter of opinion.
Shamhat fell into a deep sleep, but Enkidu was still awake.
In other words, in its concept of life, there is no need to sleep or even rest.
It is a creature that can be full of vitality only by relying on magic power. Its physical structure is even inorganic and full of irrationality.
But these are all minor problems. After all, it is a creation of the gods, and it is reasonable even if it is unreasonable.
What it is more concerned about now is...
What Shamhat said during the day.
It could understand Shamhat's words because Humbaba also spoke this language.
Human civilization, Uruk?
No, let's ignore this for now, there are other problems...
Is this so-called "human being" too weak?
In addition to the protection of the gods, Enkidu, who has low magic power, can even be ignored, and is not even as powerful as many beasts in the forest.
Enkidu even doubted whether this was a human being.
After all, the gap between Shamhat and Humbaba is really too big.
In addition to the level of magic power, the shape and structure are also very different - Humbaba can be a huge body, or it can be such a petite body, and it can also be divided into many, many individuals, but the one in front of me...
..
It seems that there is only one form.
Does this count as a human being?
Or is it that Humbaba, as a perfect human being, is indeed different from these little creatures?
Even Enki didn't understand.
However, Enkidu, the human civilization, knew that this was the forest of Uruk, and the humans he and Ananu wanted to bring back were in Uruk.
So this "human" wants to take me to the human world?
But isn’t that cruel to humans?
After all, even from a mechanical point of view like Enkidu, the duty given to it and Ananu by the gods is to "lock up" humans and bring them back.
Erase the individuality of human beings and make them "useful" [tools] for the gods again.
This is the purpose of those craftsman gods.
Therefore, based on this purpose, it is obvious that Ananu and Enkidu have such huge magical powers to bring people back.
Killing.
Kill those humans who have the idea of "provoking disputes" or "rebelling against the gods", and the ignorant people will return to the warm embrace of the gods.
Continuing to work for the gods and dedicating food and entertainment to the gods is the best destination and ending for mankind.
Enkidu lowered his head.
...Does this really make sense?
I don't know why, it came to this idea.
Why did Humbaba change like that, and why did he and Ananu forget about it?
Why do humans deviate from God’s expectations, and what are the reasons for such changes?
Countless questions filled Enkidu's soul, making it...not know how to act.
Utu is not a wise god. His recklessness and straight-tempered nature can be seen from the fact that he ruined his sister Ishtar's marriage.
And this time, the mistake he made was...
Two clay figurines were given, which was too much.
...
what is that.
So...dazzling...
Shamhat opened her eyes and saw something beyond her imagination.
At some point, she had left the forest and came to——
A void and empty space where nothing exists.
And the thing hanging in front of her is——
call--
Ananu, who was far away at the other end of the forest, seemed to feel something and raised his head.