Duskfire Glacier You're a natural

Only now did they speak words he understood. Not that it helped him much. Everything talked about had already happened, his own golden ringed eyes bearing witness to the whole ordeal from moments ago. It was then that his silence was questioned. This was often the case; others did not often notice his unusual silence until he simply could not answer something as simple as his own name.

When also her brother asked about it, he had no other choice but to show the truth. He nodded as his grey and gold eyes averted, noting small scratches on the icy surface they stood on. He opened his mouth to show all that was left of what once was his tongue, the stump helplessly wiggling in the back of his throat.