Reminded me of The Velveteen Rabbit who thought that his master loved him
He is afraid of what would happen, now that Mr. Hyde is back
I'm not 100% sure because it's been a while since I have read the book, but I want to say it's B or the second choice given.
Ok, I read the Odyssey like... 10 times so, I cant read the top question, but the answer the second one is,
He offers to pay him back with an alliance after he makes it home. The vow is important because Odysseus was arguably the most powerful ruler at the time. So, an alliance with him would help Alcinous a lot.