Aela has never found fault within herself for 'lack' of a voice.
As far as she is concerned, she has always had it. It was just left the recipients of her language as to how they wished to interpret it. Her echoes - the waves of images that she would send washing over the mind of another - was just how she spoke. It never occurred to her that the invasion of their minds could be considered rude, that it might be considered intrusive (apart from Skandar but he seems to be the exception to many rules).
The golden girl is starting to think that the way she speaks is rather like an art; words are rendered meaningless when blurred together along the lines of her memories and others. She paints pictures and illuminates what other minds might miss.
But sometimes, with the help of Magic, Aela doesn't need hers to speak. The day she had met Beyza, her first words came rushing out and the striped filly had loved the sound of her voice. It had been crystal and clear, like melting spring water, and it had been the pale Magician who had helped her discover it. Since then, the adolescent had been practicing words, tying together the vowels and consonants to form sentences.
But -
But there had been a stammer.
No amount of practicing had alleviated it. She could say one word, then two and three but eventually, her tongue always tied. It would trip and stumble and then stammer. (And if Aela is anything less than perfect at what she does, she will not do it at all.)
Thankfully, the presence tugging at the consciousness of her mind doesn't require speech. It just requires acknowledgment and Aela steps forward from a small copse of Acacia trees to reveal herself to Beyza. She is smiling - an honest one - when she looks to the faintly glowing mare. It's been some time since they have last met and Aela is glad to put it behind them with a few approaching steps. She tugs at the bond and welcomes the Magician into the folds of her thoughts.
@[Beyza], she thinks. The way that the white mare is traveling makes her wonder as Aela comes to a stop directly in front of her. Are you looking for something?