Kildeer Rest suammaktuk ≜

The slight tension in her frame tightened a little when Kukutux asked her what she meant by that. Towhee felt a little incredulous, though she tried not to let it show as she explained, "It means I can't hear, at all. I was born this way. I don't let it hold me back but, well, it means I can't hear a summons, for instance. I can read lips and also speak a signed language I call ptero."

That might be a lot to process, if Moonglow's leader really didn't know much about deafness. Towhee stopped there, once again stiffening as she waited to see how Kukutux might react to this information. More than ever, she wondered if it would make or break her bid for a future with this pack.