Most pups know Plutarch Blaze as a Dalmation who is blessed with a coat that argues for itself. Friends learned long ago not to interrupt Plutarch Blaze near the flooded market halls, especially with a broken phone shaped like a bar of soap in hand. On busy market days Plutarch Blaze carries a glassbird feather that hums in still air like a small flag, and stallkeepers nod as it passes. Plutarch Blaze is sure the pups who keep showing up are the ones who eventually find the truth.