"...not at all." Even as her voice alone threatened me with a dizzy spell, I managed to reply.
Though, now that I was this close, I was able to discover something.
"...by any chance, would you happen to be deaf?"
"So you have noticed." With a faint smile, the Princess of Gold - Diadra pressed her hands to her ears. "Yes, hearing loss is a hereditary problem in our family. However, I am still able to manage most conversations by reading lips, and through magecraft learning how to speak myself was no major obstacle."
Case Files II, Chapter 2, Part 3