Redhawk Caldera Bosses are bad, dude

Although Towhee knew that hearing was related to ears, Nightjar's great revelation did not click with her. "Wait," she said, orange eyes widening, "you're deaf too?" The words left her in a breathless rush. Maybe that's why she could read his lips so well, because he did it himself and spoke slowly as a result of his hearing loss. It all made sense and Towhee felt excitement blossoming in her chest when she realized she had finally met someone like her, someone who could relate.

Of course, she didn't realize that there was such a thing as half-deaf. But suddenly the unthinkable happened: Towhee rushed forward to touch her nose to the side of his neck, tail wiggling hopefully. Despite being an outsider mere hours before, Nightjar was suddenly her closest ally save perhaps for Raven and Phox. But even they couldn't know what it was really like living in a world without sound; this wolf could.