[ Mort also squeaks, likely trying to bring comfort just as Persephone does, but Thanatos doesn't release his hold on his hood. ]

I begged my sisters to give me a new way to collect souls. A way that didn't involve me getting so close to mortals. I cut my hair to keep it out of the way of my duty. I offered it to them. The scythe is what they gave me.

[ He had to figure out the rest. He wanted distance, so he used it in a way to keep others further away from him. That involved using the end of the handle. ]