Why did the abbot kill novice John?

Oh, dude, the abbot didn't actually kill novice John. That's just some juicy gossip floating around the monastery grapevine. I mean, I'm pretty sure the abbot has better things to do than offing novices. Like, have you seen how many prayers they have to say in a day? It's a full-time job just trying to keep up with all that holy stuff.