(The lake glimmered by your feet, calm and crisp. Its purity went far beyond that of the surrounding landscape; trees farther than the human eye can see, in a dense rainforest. Across the lake, you saw a figure, sticking its paw into the body of water. Its head looked up to face you before the figure turned and disappeared into the trees.) He can talk telepathically [not canon], should he wish to communicate with words.