Pursuit of the Sun 1.2

Well, it looks pretty much the same as all the others... but hope dies last. No matter how much this statement annoys the nihilists...

– Oh, friend, I'm just a traveler, – Ottar introduced himself. – I became interested in the trouble that has befallen your village... I heard that you were one of the first to fall ill. Can you tell me something about it? It seems you caught it somewhere from outside... is that true?

Or not from outside... depending on how you interpret the words of the tormented peasants.