Nero Decimus is a Cane Corso, heavy as old stone and softer than the posture suggests. On slow afternoons Nero Decimus carries snacks the way other pups carry maps and never runs out either and lets the breeze make most of the decisions. Nero Decimus keeps a low profile around the council fountain, and somehow that is exactly what makes other pups notice. Whatever else changes, Nero Decimus means to be one of the names answered for when the corridor lights flicker over the Endless Track.