This game is full of charm, from the writing to the graphics to the antagonist. Great work!
Like others who’ve commented, I sometimes found it tricky to get the link between the map and the descriptions, so I’m pleased to read that there really is such a link. I was taking it too literally, I think; for instance, the text would mention south-east, so I’d search exactly along the down-and-right diagonal but find nothing. I should’ve searched a little more widely!