The pirate base is eerily empty, not a sound violates it's wall, except perhaps the feet of the pirates rushing to save their princess.

The princess herself seems unconscious within the very center of the pirate base, strapped to a pillar. The bomb slowly ticking above her very head.

At her feet, there is a note. It details in rather fluent Kislevi cursive:

Dear Bartholomew Fatima:

If you are reading this, then indeed, you've come to save your beloved princess. This action alone has impressed me beyond all means. I thought you pirates were nothing but heartless barbarians...but I suppose nothing's ever all that meets the eye. Consider this...a test, of your courage and honor. The woman you see before you is far from the princess herself, but a life-sized doll. If you don't believe me, check her pulse and find the lack of such. The others in the base are also safe within a cave about 12 miles of your base. I intended to harm none of them. All that leaves is the bomb before you, Fatima. If you can disable it, then I applaud you once again, and will savor the moment when we finally clash in a fair struggle.

-The true Bartholomew Fatima