Heron Lake Plateau I'm not gonna run from the scars and within

"Deaf?"  She was taken aback a moment, then her expression grew impressed.  "Doesn't seem to stop you from knowin what we're talkin about."  She'd known something was off, but not what, and the other wolf not being able to hear definitely hadn't crossed her mind.

"It's hard to describe... like an ever-present heartbeat almost.  Calming.  The lake doesn't have waves like the ocean.. it's like the water's always trying to get on shore, but only makes it so far.  Over and over again, hitting the sand."  She made a gesture, like the repetetive motion of the waves.  "How is it you can understand?"  She was curious, having never heard of such a thing.  If she couldn't hear the words, how was she, well, hearing her?