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tracks?” Ileana asked with a huff.
    â€œI can think of a few reasons,” said Jezebel.
    Jezebel was owner of the railroad. She was already holding out her hand to Wolf for the gold. Wolf gloomily handed the money to Jez and was still sulking when I reminded him he had a “Get Out of the Dungeon Free” card.
    â€œOh yeah!” Wolf was so happy he drooled all over the card before handing it to Dodge.
    â€œKeep it,” Dodge said irritably. “I think we’d allrather be stuck in the Dungeon than have to touch that card.” Wolf’s tail sagged in shame.
    Jez’s turn landed her on Ileana’s property. “Pay up,” Jez said.
    â€œI’ve never played before, so maybe I don’t understand,” said Ileana. “I have to pay all of you when I land on your properties. That makes sense. But when you land on mine, why do I have to give you a tax?”
    â€œBecause we’re
real
villains and you’re gullible,” said Jezebel with an evil smile and a wink at me. Wolf Junior started snickering into his paw.
    â€œYou’re cheating!” Ileana accused. We all broke out laughing. “Oh, very funny! Prank the new girl.”
    She huffed off toward the stairway and refused to talk to us.
    â€œOh, c’mon, Ileana! We were just messing around. Come back. Let’s play a new game,” I said.
    â€œHow about truth or scare?” Jez asked, motioning for Wolf to clean up the Conopoly board, like he was some kind of servant. He growled at her under his breath.
    â€œOkay. Are you in, Ileana?” I asked.
    â€œFine. But only if you promise not to cheat!”
    â€œCross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye,” I said.
    â€œIt’s
my
eye,” said Ileana as she shuffled back to the group.
    â€œThat’s what I said, your eye.” I poked her in the shoulder and winked.
    She pouted some more, but sat back on the floor with us.
    â€œYou can start, Ileana,” I said.
    She stopped sulking, tossed her blond hair over her shoulder, and broke into a big smile.
    â€œOkay, Dodge. Truth or scare?”
    â€œTruth, I guess,” Dodge said, sounding kind of nervous.
    â€œUm, how’d you get that scar on your eyebrow?” Ileana pointed at Dodge’s face.
    â€œFrom my dad,” he said. “He was teaching me how to fly and—”
    â€œFly?” I asked.
    â€œUh, I mean fly-fish. Fly-fishing. Anyway, there was an accident and I got a scar.”
    â€œLike a hook in the eye or something?” I asked.
    Everyone leaned in. Villains love gory details.
    â€œSomething like that,” said Dodge. “Rune, truth or scare?”
    I could tell Dodge didn’t want to talk about it. He wouldn’t look any of us in the eye and was fidgeting with his bootlace. I wondered if maybe he was lyingand he’d gotten his scar in some disgraceful way, like saving someone. We all had our faults, so I let it drop. Wolf managed to scare Dodge a couple times, but most of us chose truth, because let’s face it: scaring a villain is no small task.
    â€œYour turn again, Rune,” said the countess.
    â€œTruth.”
    â€œI’ve got one!” said Ileana. “We know your dad. What’s your mother like?”
    For a moment, I sat there with my mouth open. I closed it quickly and looked away.
    â€œI don’t know,” I answered.
    â€œYou don’t know?” asked the princess.
    â€œNope. Never met her,” I said, folding my arms across my chest.
    â€œBut why?” asked Ileana.
    â€œNone of us know our non-villain parents,” said Jez. “It’s one of the perks of being a villain. I personally would be embarrassed of my non-villain mother. If she was alive.”
    I knew this wasn’t true. Like most villains, Jez tried to hide her weaknesses. Wanting your mommy? That was a weakness.
    â€œBut … none of you know your non-villain parents?” asked