Mithridates Cedar keeps to no faction and works The Yard as an Afghan who is the kind of pup whose silence makes the room get nervous. There is a small notebook Mithridates Cedar carries, half theories about the glassbird roost and half crumbs. Pups recognise Mithridates Cedar from the back, which is a compliment in The Yard whether or not it sounds like one. The old soup stalls have heard most of Mithridates Cedar's theories and politely keep them to themselves.