What is the relationship between indifference and fear?

Indifference is simply a lack of concern. Love contrasts with both hate and fear in that love is a positive mode of concern in that it desires and actively pursues the good of its object.  Hate contrasts with fear in that hate is directed toward its object, going on the offensive, so to speak, whereas fear is directed away from its object, going on the defensive, so to speak.

Explanation:

Given the above, love, hate, fear, and indifference are contraries to each other. One cannot love something and at the same time and in the same respect either hate, fear, or be indifferent toward it. Mutatis mutandis for hate, fear, and indifference.

Dismal and remote

Explanation:

A swamp refers to a piece of wet land where water collects and where only certain plants can grow. Considering that its waters are stagnant or move too slow, that it has low oxygen levels, tends to smell, has a moldy, dark and dull appearance, and can not be easily used by humans (it can not be cultivated, for example), one adjective that may describe a swamp is “dismal.” Likewise, this type of wetland can also be in a remote place, so “remote” is also an adjective that may suit it well.