Which phrase most contributes to this passage's sad and isolated tone?

I will never forget that lonesome hill of stone that is her final bed, as it fades from my sight. I tread softly by my uncle, my hand in his. I walk with my head turned, watching that small hill as it fades from my sight. The soldiers make us continue walking. My uncle talks to me, trying to comfort me. I walk in loneliness."

A. "my uncle talks to me" B. "fades from my sight" C. trying to comfort me" D. walk with my head turned"