[Unfortunately for Zagreus... since when has Thanatos really been in the habit of spelling anything out? He glances at Zagreus again and that frown does not quite disappear from his expression, though it's such a normal thing to see on his face that barely anyone who knew him would mark it as anything unusual.

The house comes into view up ahead, and with the rain fading off to a drizzle he stops walking and places his hand on the other god's shoulder. It doesn't escape him that the last time they had been face to face like this, talking honestly like this... Zagreus had been disappearing right in front of him.]

Don't worry about what's fair. [He says evenly. What wouldn't be fair, in his mind, would be Zagreus pushing himself to fill a role that he wasn't ready for.] But you don't need to wait for anything. Do you understand? You don't have to wait.