They surrounded the cub and laughed at him, while he wailed out his terror and his hurt. In the midst of it, he heard something. The Indians heard it too. But the cub knew what it was, and with a last, long wail that had in it more of triumph than grief, he ceased his noise and waited for the coming of his mother, of his ferocious and indomitable mother who fought and killed all things and was never afraid. —White Fang,

Jack London

Which portion of the text best supports the inference that White Fang depends on his mother for protection?

“They surrounded the cub and laughed at him”

“In the midst of it, he heard something”

“he wailed out his terror and his hurt”

“his ferocious and indomitable mother who fought and killed all things”

The answer is D.