What a mess. I should have been there. I… I can't say for certain I could've helped as much as Warden did; I am only human after all, though… Well, without worrying about the specifics, I could stand to put this body of mine in quite a bit of peril.

That didn't take long. Or maybe it took longer than usual? That is, for Dr. Crow to "ascend" to Al Crow. What Warden said at the end of their rather unsettling receipt is likely very true. Dr. Crow has probably died. Al Crow has most certainly risen.

And if there is one thing to know about the older folks, they have little patience for convention yet demand adherence to dogmatic conservatism. It's a pain to balance. And beyond their fickle senior customers, Silenus must also deal with the cantankerous eldest of the Sponsors, Beez.