In front of the temple

Ping had spent the last week on his own, sleeping in the temple and spending the days hunting in the forest, or doing exercises in front of the temple, just enjoying the silence and the quiet and having time to think, or better to avoid to think.
He had tried to avoid to think to Meg, to Shan Yu… but they hunted him even in dreams: Meg's naked body, Meg's kisses, Meg's hands on his body… sweet drems that fastly changed in nightmares: Meg's disgusted expression finding out what he was, and then Shan Yu, the rape, the fear to be with him, his face close to his own face, and then again the drams changed: Meg's face again, and then Tulio's face, his expression when he showed to him how to seduce a woman… Meg's naked body and Tulio's naked body… Meg's voice and Tulio's voice…
Everytime that he woke up he was covered in sweat, confused and more tired then when he had gone to sleep.
He didn't understand whan that ment, and he neither wanted to focus on it too much.
He kept keeping himself busy: he even created an arch and a couple of arrows, taking example from Shan Yu.
Now he was in front of the temple, he had already done exercised for an hour, he was tired but he wasn't going to stop any soon: in that moment he was just kicking the air, moving only on one leg: it was a tiring exercise but it kept his mind away from thoughts...

Eris had been watching Ping at all time, Making sure he wasn't sneaking around in her temple.
Not really liking the idea of an mortal in her temple, But his confused thoughts and dreams were really amusing to watch.
As he had woken up again. and had been training she decided to take a visit this little human.
As Eris appeared behind him again. ''Boh!'' She said smirking.

As soon as he heard Eris's voice he jumped a bit in surpries, as always: he stopped his exercise, putting down the leg that he was using to kick, both legs were in pain but it was normal and he could stand with it. In a little bow he greeted the goddes. He had decided to trust her, expecially because he had understood that if she wanted to hurt him he had no chance to defeat her....

Eris smiled. ''So..I see you have been torturing yourself allot..''
She watched the little human, So fragile. So silly.
So naive, But yet useful.

Ping blushed a bit and looked elsewhere at here words: how much had she seen? She was a goddes after all... how much could she see?
"N-no... i'm f-fine..." he stuttered in reply

''Oh are you?'' She floated around him, ''Have you thought about my offer? Becoming a woman?''
Eris stopped right before him, Laying her hand on his cheek.
''You know the offer still stands.'' She grinned.

He couldn't help but become even more red at her words: he actually had tried to not think about it. He didn't want to face the fact that it was tempting...
But, there was a problem: he didn't want to be recognized. It would have been such a shame... no, that made Eris's offer unpossible to be taken in consideration...
He just shaked his head, without replying with words

Eris shook her head, ''Fine.'' She floated backwards.
''The offer still stands if you want to...Tell me.''

He wasn't looking at her but staring at the ceiling: no, no, he couldn't accept, it was... wrong, he couldn't, he just couldn't...

Eris tilted her head. ''But.'' She floated back, Circling around him stopping right behind him.
''They will not recognize you. I have my spells for that..'' She whispered in his ear.
Laying a hand on his shoulder. ''But If you are still not interested.''

Her words hit him, his attempts to avoid the thought of how he should look in a woman's dress failed: he was interested! For a moment he couldn't help but think to reply with a yes, but in the end he shaked again his head, ashamed of himself: what was he thinking? No... no, he was... it didn't matter... just... no...
he blushed again before to stutter
"I think that i should come back... at the tree..."

Eris sighed inside her head, When was she going to have her fun?
She looked at him not amused. ''Alright, suit yourself. Whenever you want to take the offer. Visit me.''
She said before disappearing.

Ping looked at her disappearing as always: for a moment he had the thought to stop her, to tell her that he wanted to try... but in the end he said nothing.
He sighed: it was actually time to come back... slowly he started to move toward the tree...