He returned in time to see his wife’s burning body, then was struck and killed by an arrow himself.
The German settler visited Claire and handed over a parcel that turned out to contain Adawehi’s scalp, which obviously horrified and disgusted Claire.
Back at his own home, a group of Native Americans arrived and fired flaming arrow after flaming arrow, setting the house and his wife ablaze as revenge for Adawehi’s death.
The whole arc came to such a heartbreaking end for all parties that I could have used a hug from Murtagh by the time the credits rolled!