They are, aren't they.

[Spiders are always free. But they're also small, and very likely to be stepped on or smushed with some object at hand.]

Thank you for helping, Cole. It's appreciated even if few notice it's happening. Though I suppose you still prefer that, the forgetting?

[If the Rifters remembering are making him feel troubled, then it stands to reason Cole wants to be forgotten more. Anders can understand a little; some days he wishes most people would forget him.]