Raul Sa

Basics
Name: Raul Sa

Age:

Occupation: Mercenary and canine expert for a small outfit specializing in search and rescue operations.

Physical Appearance
Sa is described as a man with shadowed eyes and a set jaw, who projects quiet confidence and has a firm but not forceful handshake.

Personality Traits
Sa has a calm, peaceful demeanor, though he has clearly been marked emotionally from his time in the armed forces. He is an excellent dog handler.

Biography
Sa met Beckhorn during phase two of his initial dog training with his first canine partner. When he retired with an honorable discharge from the Army, that canine partner retired, too. Sa's father, also a veteran, adopted her. In Absolute Trust, Sa comes to Hope's Crossing Kennels to find a new partner on Beckhorn's recommendation. He gets on well with the kennel trainers and is eventually paired with the dog Taz, who specializes in search and rescue. Sa has recently joined a private military operation that specializes in VIP protection, search and rescue, and stealthy extractions. He and his team just needed him to select a new canine partner before they joined up with the rest of their group at their new home base on Oahu.

After Sophie Kim has her car blown up and her home invaded and destroyed, Brandon Forte decides she needs better protection than he and his fellow veterans, David Cruz and Alex Rojas, can provide. They hire Sa's team for twenty-four hour protection and surveillance while Forte takes Sophie on the run. One of their group, Arin, even poses as Sophie and takes a trip to another country in an attempt to distract the culprits.

Relationships
Sa has a friendly relationship with Beckhorn from his Army days, and has formed a positive working relationship with Forte, Cruz, and Rojas after he helped them protect Sophie and they helped him find and adopt his new canine partner, Taz. He also returns Sophie's cat, Tesseract, to her.

Trivia
Sa...
 * was specifically asked by his own organization to foster a positive working relationship with Hope's Crossing Kennels.

Quotes
"My partner was retired when I was discharged, but she's too old for ongoing duty. My father's former military and adopted her, so she's still in the family and with people who understand her. She gets all the tennis balls she wants. She earned them."

"Something snuck into my vehicle. Taz doesn't know what to do with it but it's definitely not afraid of him and doesn't look like a random stray from the woods around that cabin."