It's not the best help a god can bestow on a mortal, but Thanatos is limited in what he can actually do. He's well aware of it.

Thanatos closes his eyes and turns his head upward. He doesn't want to see the fireworks, but he tries to reach out with his senses towards the night. Again, this is the most night he has had in a while, and he wants to be within it as much as possible. "Good. That's all I ask."