Use this passage from Resak and the Bear to answer the question.

Resak crouched behind a tree at the forest’s edge. As the night deepened he felt approaching footsteps, rumbling like thunder. He readied an arrow.

What does the simile "rumbling like thunder" show?

the sound of a storm coming
how the forest looks
the sound of the footsteps
how an arrow feels

The simile "rumbling like thunder" shows the sound of the footsteps.