You think for a moment, and then you nod. “Okay, I’ll do it.” You see the others smile as you leave them to find Captain Nemo.

Surprisingly, when you ask him, he agrees right away to let you take the boat to the island.

Armed with guns and hatchets, you, Ned, and Conseil row to the Island of Gilboa. When the boat pulls up on the sand, your feet finally touch real land for the first time in many long months.

You secure the boat and enter a forest of tall trees. Ned spies coconuts, and the three of you feast on them. You warn Ned and Conseil that there may be cannibals on this island, but they take it as a joke.

“I like you very much, Conseil,” says Ned, “but not enough to eat you.”

“Like I trust you,” Conseil laughs. He then turns to you. “We’d better find some game to satisfy Ned the cannibal, or one of these days you’ll find only pieces of your assistant to assist you.”

Ned is still intent on having real meat and sets an exhausting pace. You and Conseil struggle to keep up. The three of you cross a large prairie and arrive at the edge of a little wooded area. Conseil despairs that you have only seen birds. Ned remains cheerful, replying that birds can be eaten too. You spend half your ammunition firing at parrots and birds of paradise with no luck. Finally, Conseil brings down a couple of pigeons.

As you approach the base of the island’s central mountains, Ned decides you should turn back toward the sea and continue hunting in the forest. Before long, he brings down a wild hog. He and Conseil soon add half a dozen rabbits to the day’s take.

“Just think,” gloats Ned, “we’ll be dining on real meat today!”

You trek back through the forest until you reach the shore again. There, the three of you eat a feast fit for a king: roasted pork, breadfruit, mangoes, pineapples, and coconut milk.

When full and pleasantly tired, you stretch out and stare into the flames of the crackling fire—another joy you haven’t experienced in months.

Conseil, still eating, breaks the silence. “Suppose we don’t return to the Nautilus tonight?” he asks.

Ned says, “Suppose we never return?”

Just then, a twig snaps. You turn in alarm. First one, then another, and yet another strange-looking man steps into the clearing. In total, there are about twenty of them. They are armed with bows and slings.

“Savages,” cries Ned.

You can’t tell if the natives are friendly. If they are not, you and your companions had better run to your boat. You might be able to make it safely back to the Nautilus. But if they are friendly, they could help you escape Captain Nemo. Is this your chance for freedom? Or are your lives in danger? You must decide. What will you choose to do?