The Gate takes our flesh as a punishment for our hubris. Brother's leg was taken, and I lost my whole body. Brother lost his arm putting my soul into this armor to save me.

[He lifts the helmet off and kneels down, leaning forward so Heather could see inside. The glow of the Stone in him hides some of it, but the blood seal is still visible.]

I spent five years in this body because of my mistake.