Red XIII
Punane XIII ehk Nanaki on neljajalgne metsloom, kuid intelligentne olend, mis meenutab lõvi. Tema karvkate on tumepunast värvi ja tema saba otsas on leek. Ta on umbes sama suur kui täiskasvanud isane Aafrika lõvi. Ta on üle tuhande aasta vana, kuid tema liik elab väga kaua, nii et tema vanus on küpsuselt lähemal 21-le inimesele. Ta on ainus teadaolev oma liigi liige, sest nad kas surid või võeti kinni ja neist ei ole enam kunagi kuulda olnud. Dr. Hojo on ta kinni võtnud ja temaga eksperimenteerinud, nii et teda ei ole lihtne võõraid usaldada. Tema häält võib kirjeldada kui karmi ja küpsema kõlaga võõraste või teiste suhtes, keda ta ei usalda.
*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.