Then he heard a great outcry of snarls and yelps.
He recognised One Ear's yell of pain and terror, and he heard a wolf-cry that bespoke a stricken animal.

And that was all.

The snarls ceased.
The yelping died away.

Silence settled down again over the lonely land.
He sat for a long while upon the sled.

There was no need for him to go and see what had happened.