Fertile ground
11th November 1574
Just a few years ago, even a fleeting idea that one could traverse all the vast expanses of Commonwealth that separated its southern territory from the capital would be taken as a crazy rambling of a mad person, if not outright heresy. Yet, as if against all odds and probabilities, I was now stepping down from the first-class wagon of my own damned train, just nine months after I appeared in this timeline!
"Come here, dear."
Thinking about it now, it was the first time when I actually could enjoy it. It was the first time when the cheering of the crowd pleasantly affected my humour.
"Vivat Tarnowski! Vivat Commonwealth!"