Akira Tide keeps to no faction and works The Yard as a Corgi who is all chest, gossip, and forgiving eyes. Out near the leaning tree, Akira Tide keeps a small ritual that involves a bell that rings when nobody touches it and a quiet bow. Children pups dare each other to imitate the way Akira Tide squints at trouble. Akira Tide suspects that bravery is mostly stubbornness with a better reputation.