In The Yard, Vespasian Corvus is known as a Cane Corso who is the kind of pup small terriers walk around without admitting why. Vespasian Corvus holds quiet meetings with the leaning tree about leaf etiquette. When Vespasian Corvus sits down anywhere near the drowned subway tunnels, conversation reorganises itself politely around them. Every passing hour with Vespasian Corvus feels like one more clue from a planet that inherited too many secrets.