negative, effectively. The correct answer would have been the opposite of whichever door it said, that was the solution to the old riddle, but this was Opposite Day.

The smile the creature wore faded to lopsided smirk, extending the crack farther up Jenna’s cheek.

“What color was the hair of the summoner?” Titus asked.

“Blonde,” said the creature without a second thought.

Titus hadn’t realized the breadth of the question he had just asked. He scolded himself. The summoner could have any color other than blonde, leaving brunette, black, red, or any non-natural color.

The girl sitting next to him collected its thoughts, regarding him for a moment. Titus tried to keep his mind blank of everything, anything that could give the creature an improved chance of...

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