diff --git a/Projects/Server/Serialization/BufferReader.cs b/Projects/Server/Serialization/BufferReader.cs
index e04135db5..309ac26f4 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Serialization/BufferReader.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Serialization/BufferReader.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Server
             _encoding = encoding ?? TextEncoding.UTF8;
         }
 
-        public BufferReader(byte[] buffer, DateTime LastSerialized) : this(buffer) => LastSerialized = LastSerialized;
+        public BufferReader(byte[] buffer, DateTime lastSerialized) : this(buffer) => LastSerialized = lastSerialized;
 
         public void Reset(byte[] newBuffer, out byte[] oldBuffer)
         {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Server
         }
 
         // Compatible with BinaryReader.ReadString()
-        public DateTime LastSerialized { get; init; } = DateTime.MinValue;
+        public DateTime LastSerialized { get; init; }
 
         public string ReadString(bool intern = false)
         {
diff --git a/Projects/Server/World/World.cs b/Projects/Server/World/World.cs
index a5d57436a..1db4b3e30 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/World/World.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/World/World.cs
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ namespace Server
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static IEntity FindEntity(Serial serial, bool returnDeleted = false) => FindEntity<IEntity>(serial);
+        public static IEntity FindEntity(Serial serial, bool returnDeleted = false) => FindEntity<IEntity>(serial, returnDeleted);
 
         public static T FindEntity<T>(Serial serial, bool returnDeleted = false) where T : class, IEntity
         {
@@ -669,15 +669,17 @@ namespace Server
             if (typeof(BaseGuild).IsAssignableFrom(typeT))
             {
                 entity = FindGuild(serial) as T;
+                // If we check for `entity.Deleted` here during deserialization then all guilds are deleted because
+                // Deleted -> Disbanded -> No leader, which is the case before deserialization.
+                // TODO: Use a deleted flag instead, and actively check for dibanded guilds properly.
             }
             else
             {
                 entity = FindEntity<IEntity>(serial) as T;
-            }
-
-            if (entity?.Deleted == false)
-            {
-                return entity;
+                if (entity?.Deleted == false)
+                {
+                    return entity;
+                }
             }
 
             return entity?.Created <= reader.LastSerialized ? entity : null;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Guild.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Guild.cs
index dd891a8b1..a9902f759 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Guild.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Guild.cs
@@ -661,15 +661,7 @@ namespace Server.Guilds
 
         public AllianceInfo Alliance
         {
-            get
-            {
-                if (m_AllianceInfo != null)
-                {
-                    return m_AllianceInfo;
-                }
-
-                return m_AllianceLeader?.m_AllianceInfo;
-            }
+            get => m_AllianceInfo ?? m_AllianceLeader?.m_AllianceInfo;
             set
             {
                 var current = Alliance;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Spells/Base/Spell.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Spells/Base/Spell.cs
index 85c8c4ceb..73afcba5b 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Spells/Base/Spell.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Spells/Base/Spell.cs
@@ -790,9 +790,7 @@ namespace Server.Spells
             return false;
         }
 
-        public bool CheckBSequence(Mobile target) => CheckBSequence(target, false);
-
-        public bool CheckBSequence(Mobile target, bool allowDead)
+        public bool CheckBSequence(Mobile target, bool allowDead = false)
         {
             if (!target.Alive && !allowDead)
             {