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

She simply bobbed her head to confirm: "Yep, I'm deaf." Towhee then stilled and watched as Rosalyn did her best to describe the rhythm of the surf. It was all so beyond the Beta, though she appreciated the she-wolf's attempt to explain the inexplicable.

"I read lips pretty well," she answered when prompted. "I also use a sign language," she added, not bothering to demonstrate. Rosalyn didn't need to know anything about that.

"Did Raven give you a timeline?" she wondered in the next breath. "How long you can expect to be stuck here before it's safe to go home?"