How is tone related to mood? Tone and mood are created by the reader's understanding of a text.
Both tone and mood create pictures in a reader's mind.
Both tone and mood rely on the author's choice of words.
The are not related at all because tone is the author's attitude toward the subject.

Ibelieve this is the part where ulysses reveals his true identity to his faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius: his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed: these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.