Buffon keeps to no faction and works The Yard as a Beagle who is made of patience, snacks, and an excellent sense of where the wind has been. Buffon turns small puddles into tiny ports with leaf boats. There is a corner of the council fountain where Buffon is unofficially assumed to be in charge of nothing in particular. Somewhere under the noise, Buffon carries one promise made to the fountain steps in The Yard and means to keep it quietly.