an unexpected offer

Days passed as usual, I went about my business. And then one fine day my friends invited me to visit the Tuvan festival Ustuu-Khuree, which is held regularly every year in Tuva, in the town of Chadan – Shoigu's homeland. The departure was scheduled for just a couple of days later, and I, of course, agreed to keep them company, especially since I had never been to Tuva before… That's how my next journey began, during which I met a teacher of the Old Slavonic alphabet and got acquainted with a style of traditional wrestling new to me. The days turned out to be unusually eventful, and nothing foreshadowed adventures over the following three days. I had no idea I would end up in the forest, alone with the master of the taiga…