Ancient love (FINISHED)

8. It's a god for a change

'Why are you here again?'
I awkwardly clear my throat and stutter out my answer.
'I-I was w-wondering i-if y-you could t-tell me how m-many days I h-have left t-to find the f-f-flower...'
'Is something wrong with your voice? Need me to cure it?'
'N-no your highness I'm j-just nervous. You d-don't see someone like y-you every day...' I answer while looking at my feet.
'Ah okay, well anyway because of your nervousness I couldn't understand a thing you were saying, but luckily...' He pauses for a moment and I look up at him expectantly while he looks down at me with a strange look on his face.
'But luckily I am Zeus so I don't really need to hear the question to know it.' He smiles.
'So... You need to know the number of days you have huh. Well, let me tell you. The smeraldo flower is not only special because it can cure almost everything, but also because it grows throughout the entire year. So no need to hurry!'
I look at him with confusion written all over my face.
'But then why did Athena tell me I had like two or three days?'
'Ooh, you shouldn't take her seriously. She likes to joke around just for the sake of it.' He shrugs.
I feel kind of stupid now that I know that I hurried for nothing.
'Now that I gave you my answer I have to go, I have other business to attend to you know?' He tells me while looking at his wrist.
'Uh okay, thank you and goodbye then!' I say while smiling.
He waves shortly before disappearing into thin air.

Once again I am... surprised to say at least. The god and goddess I met are nothing like the great gods we hear all the stories about. I sigh, I have to go.
I blink at the harsh sunlight that makes it's way into my eyes as soon as I step outside.

An hour later I find myself laying in a field full of gorgeous flowers. I sigh contently. Now that I don't need to hurry anymore I'm taking some time to enjoy the beauty of my country.
I can't stay for too long though. I really need to cure them.
I sigh and get up, in my opinion I didn't get enough rest.

I continue walking down fields filled with flowers in all the colours of the rainbow, lakes with water that looks like crystal and villages painted in bright colours. And all along the mountains keep getting bigger and bigger until one day, exactly two weeks after I left my house and my lover, I reach the stony bottom of the mountains.

I look up at the endless area of stone that disappears into the clouds. Up there are the Gods, I can't go there or I will be punished.
Since I don't know where I'm supposed to find the flower I decide to just start climbing and let the Gods decide my fate.