Blackwater Islands but can you speak without a tongue?

Gabe's assurances to her only made her angrier, and he snarls grew louder. He was truly afraid, his mind started to flash from present to past. This wasn't the first time someone close to him had turned on him. Kamden had been a great brother, his best friend, and yet in a moment everything had changed. Kalika's face started to change and distort and for a moment Gabe could've sworn he was looking at his brother. Panic rose inside of him and he started to squirm, to whimper and cry. 

Her words became a blur and he didn't recognize the language she spoke anymore. He didn't know how to answer, and he didn't have time to either. She lunged forwards and grabbed onto his muzzle clenching it tight in her mouth. He couldn't speak, not only because she had his mouth clenched shut, but also because he had nothing to say. What could he say. He had loved her, and now she had turned on him. Who could he trust? No one it seemed, for everyone he'd ever cared about had hurt him.

She rolled him onto his back, and he caught sight of her exposed throat. He thought for a moment that he should try and take it with his claws, to get her off, but that would hurt her. She could hurt him it seemed, but he could never hurt her. He'd promised himself he'd never hurt anyone, because he knew what it felt like, so he just laid there, defenseless and blank expression as she tore at his face, as well as his heart.