"I am Death Incarnate, and what I say next does not get repeated." Thanatos could ask them to swear on the River Styx, but he thinks they would keep his secret without any binding oath. He's acting on emotion; can he really trust what he feels? Even if someone finds out, the damage is done.

"There is no death when I am trapped." Thanatos is suddenly all tension throughout his body, and he grips his mug tightly. Without any doubt, Thanatos knows his world is suffering, and if he was there, he'd feel it in every piece of him. He's spared that sensory agony, but he has the memory of how horrible it is.

"Things were already bad with the eternal winter and the war. This train has no idea of what it does to those who have no part in any of this."