Heron Lake Plateau the burning bed

The mention of Phox had a visible effect on the woman, something which Towhee observed perhaps more astutely than another wolf might've, given the sharpness of her vision and ability to pick up on silent cues. But she must have misunderstood the next part somehow, surely, because she thought the woman's lips had formed the words, "my husband."

"Come again? And look right at me. I'm deaf and trying to read your lips."