[Skooz]

Remember the late Quanell X? I wonder what sorts of things he'd be saying right now if fate had not intervened on his behalf.

What happened with old Quanell? I must have missed it.

[Squire]

In a word, he DIED. It wasn't necessarily a violent death, though it was maybe a little mysterious. From what I recall, he got sick with something, was hospitalized for a few days, then died. That was perhaps nine months ago.