If anyone questions the knots, just tell them that Death finds you amusing enough to help you defy death. And that's how you became a daemon.

[ But then Thanatos looks off into the distance, not really watching the villagers going about their lives. He puts away his threads and crosses his arms. ]

Some mortals would claim that everything has its price. There's nothing their money can't buy. Goods, services, power, loyalty, truth, love... they'll try to buy them all.

If they're lucky, they'll realize their folly before the end. But often, they learn the lesson too late.