Canning Flint is a Bulldog, the steady weight other pups lean against without asking. Out near the leaning tree, Canning Flint keeps a small ritual that involves a bell that rings when nobody touches it and a quiet bow. The Yard has a small unspoken rule about teasing Canning Flint near the bone polishers den, mostly because nobody wants to lose. Canning Flint is mostly trying to keep one small fire alive in a world that keeps mistaking warmth for noise.