Patience clenched his eyes shut for a moment. How had this all gotten so out of hand so fast? "I was shot by a Sin," he said gruffly. "By Sloth, specifically. I don't know why. There doesn't have to be a reason beyond the fact that they are Sins and we are Virtues." He lay back again against the pillows with a soft sigh. “I never wanted you to see me like that. I didn’t want to cause you pain. I was going to die quietly and call you when I came back, but I… forgot I gave you a key.”