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Dream cleanses his hands of Orpheus ' blood and mourns his passing.

He realises that he was heartless when telling Orpheus to forget about his wife's death as he misses his son.

Other minor characters, who were briefly mentioned earlier on, also mourn the passing of their loved ones thus illustrating the main theme of " Brief Lives ".

The lives of other characters mentioned are also discussed thus showing the impact that the entire saga causes on the people involved, a relative rarity in the other stories.