Thanatos isn't sure when he reached for Mort or if somehow Mort made his way to him. The hug from Ryo surprises him, making him jolt a little, but he doesn't try to push away. He's too busy fighting to urge to disappear, to run away even if he knows there's no escaping this truth. It'll follow him.

"No..." he says. "It is my fault. I did something I shouldn't have as Death Incarnate. Death is supposed to be neutral, not having a side in anything. But I..."

Thanatos doesn't know for sure this is part of the Fates' design. No one can truly know his sisters. However, if there was some cosmic punishment for going against what he embodies, this is it.

"I picked a side and risked it all." For his sake. "And this happens."