Mearth appeared angry and disappointed briefly, but then she just gazed at the ground. …It must be horrible, feeling all alone, is it? she asked. Oh, not really, said Alecto, his eyes lifeless, his voice listless. I'm going to be forgotten by someone who I can't forget, though. That will be terrible… but maybe it's better if she does forget me altogether.
Mearth initially showed signs of anger and disappointment but quickly shifted her focus to the ground, revealing her inner turmoil. She empathized with Alecto's feelings of loneliness, questioning the pain of isolation. Her concern suggests she understands the emotional weight of being abandoned or forgotten.
Alecto, in contrast, expressed a deep sense of resignation. While acknowledging his fears of being forgotten by someone he cannot forget, his lifeless tone indicates a profound melancholy. He contemplates that perhaps it would be better for her to forget him entirely, hinting at a struggle between attachment and the pain of memory.