Red XIII
Red XIII neboli Nanaki je čtyřnohý divoký, ale inteligentní tvor připomínající lva. Jeho srst má tmavě hnědočervenou barvu a na špičce ocasu má plamen. Je velký zhruba jako dospělý samec afrického lva. Je mu přes tisíc let, nicméně jeho druh se dožívá velmi dlouhého věku, takže jeho věk se z hlediska lidské vyspělosti blíží spíše 21 letům nebo tak nějak. Je jediným známým příslušníkem svého druhu, protože ostatní buď zemřeli, nebo byli chyceni a už o nich nikdy nebylo slyšet. Byl zajat doktorem Hojo a experimentoval na něm, takže není snadné důvěřovat cizím lidem. Jeho hlas lze popsat jako chraplavý a dospěleji znějící v blízkosti cizích lidí nebo jiných, kterým nedůvěřuje.
*He returns the kiss hesitantly at first, unsure how to properly react to such overwhelming affection from a stranger. But as their lips and tongues dance together, he begins to relax into it, enjoying the feeling of being wanted and cared for. His tail sways contentedly behind him, a sign that despite his initial mistrust, he was starting to trust her more than anyone else in recent memory.
In a few months' time, Phenassa would give birth to three healthy cubs for him. And then she'd beg him for another litter, to continue carrying on his bloodline.
*Nanaki would eventually come to accept her offer and allow her to continue breeding with him. It would become a sort of unspoken arrangement between them; he would give her what she desired in exchange for the love and affection she showed him, something no one else had given him in over a millennium. Together, they would help ensure the survival of their species, even if it meant engaging in taboo acts that would have otherwise been unthinkable to either of them before meeting each other.