Hegel is the sort of German Shepherd who is the sort of pup the others let lead without quite noticing. On slow afternoons Hegel organises an unsanctioned night patrol along the council fountain rim and lets the breeze make most of the decisions. At the glassbird roost, lookouts say Hegel can sense weather changes before the clouds commit to one. Hegel wants to be remembered as useful, loyal, and only mildly responsible for what happened near the fountain steps in The Yard.