In The Yard, Ammianus Arrow is known as a Dalmation who is marked like motion, gone before the sentence ends. Ammianus Arrow carves bone flutes that play one note no one else can play. Stories about Ammianus Arrow multiply faster than anyone can keep up with, which is half the fun. Under the jokes, Ammianus Arrow wants to leave The Yard a little brighter than it was found. Academic detail: Barely passed pup school with a 1.89 GBS (Gud Boy Scale), an outcome treated locally as either a warning or a small victory depending on who is telling it.