Day 1

Arrived in Erusk, following Lenyéfy’s planned route. Journey difficult but uneventful, balloon in good condition.
Locals have no knowledge of Lenyéfy – seemingly never arrived. Small village of maybe 40 people, only one in the valley. No mayor or agent, but an elderly man speaks for the settlement. They talk in an odd dialect, hard to understand, and sing strange songs as they work. Welcoming enough folk but unusually reserved.

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