Patience's eyes widened, but she was hurt too much for other reasons to feel properly horrified or afraid of what he was telling her. "I... alright. I'll try." She smiled up at him, a bit weakly. "Any pointers on how to do that would be appreciated, I'm sure you're much more experienced with that than I am."
She rested a palm on his chest in gratitude, for everything. She knew that it had to be hurting him to see her like this, not to mention the risk he was taking in telling her (she was aware that there was a risk, though she was unsure of exactly how high the stakes were), and she did appreciate his being here for her, more than she could express in words. "It's not your fault," she said softly. "I can deal with even four years of pain, as long as I have friends like you."