"How was I to know he wasn't truly dead? Or rather, he was – but not quite. You know... Undead? A dragon lich!

"How was I to know he wasn't truly dead? Or rather, he was – but not quite. You know... Undead? A dragon lich! – I couldn't have imagined it in my wildest dreams! He grabbed ahold of me with his bony talon, and I bid my life farewell. But then I looked upon the pile of bones and equipment left behind by the dragon's former guests... And my panicked mind coughed forth a brilliant idea. – An idea worth a million coins! I offered the dragon a deal. And he agreed! Imagine that!"