Five Weeks in a Balloon Chapter 32

In which our travellers, skimming over the grand expanse of Lake Tchad and the ancient city of Kouka, encounter the fierce and majestic condors that dare to assault their fragile aerial vessel. Amidst the turmoil of their mid-air combat and the balloon’s perilous descent, profound sacrifices are made beneath the watchful sky, leading them to seek refuge on an isolated northern shore.