Scaeva is a Cane Corso, thoughtful, slow to speak, and absolutely the last word in any room. Scaeva insists soup should never have screws in it, then quietly checks. The Yard has a small unspoken rule about teasing Scaeva near the council fountain, mostly because nobody wants to lose. Under the jokes, Scaeva wants to leave The Yard a little brighter than it was found.