Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5105312-20140313235326/@comment-25784475-20151108044452

Logofan8253 wrote:

Kevinrayman15 wrote: Look on his page, it says that he is deaf Yes. It said Terence has not spoken a word since his childhood, due to being Deaf. Yeah, the page said that. I think the more appropriate word to use is....mute.

Deaf people can't hear; mute people can't speak. Another explanation could be he simply chose not to talk.