The eerie quiet was scary, normally, fighting would quickly ensue following such events, but for some reason, no one was moving a muscle. From Ark's point of view, he was sure that the magical beast that had roared earlier was a prideful beast, and just taking an insult like this lying down was kind of weird. This part of the forest was probably part of that beast's territory, and someone creating a disturbance like this would usually result in fighting and bloodshed.
Because of the bizarre situation, Ark wasn't really sure what he was supposed to do. He wanted to know what happened really badly, he didn't want the cub and the mother to suffer for no reason, and if someone actually intended to do them harm, then Ark would make sure that they would never get the chance to. The silence was a little odd, but at the very least, it was pretty nice. Unfortunately, it wouldn't last very long.
