just my new characters. they are a family: Tanzin (Red panda) - a soldier who sheltered two sisters, Abby and Dina (they are both Proteles cristatus).

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ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀʏ:

ᴀʙʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴsᴇᴘᴀʀᴀʙʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴄʟɪɴɢs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsᴇʙᴀʟʟ ʙᴀᴛ (ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴏʟᴅ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅs). sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ (ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴀʀᴅ) ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙᴀsᴇʙᴀʟʟ. ʏᴇs, ʏᴇs, sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀs ɪᴛ ᴀʀᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ.
ᴀʙʙʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ. sʜᴇ ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪᴘ-ʜᴏᴘ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇsᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴜᴅᴅᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴏsᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʙʙʏ sᴛɪʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇs ʜᴇʀsᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sᴏᴜʟ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ "ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴀᴅ". sᴏ ᴀʙʙʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ, sʜᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅs.

ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ, ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴀɴᴅᴀ (ʏᴇs, ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴏʟᴠᴇʀɪɴᴇ). ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴛ ʜᴇ's ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ. ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ʜɪs ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅs ᴀʀᴇ (ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ sɪʟʟʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ) ᴅɪᴇs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ɪʀᴏɴɪᴄ - ʙᴏᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ. ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜɪs. ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢʀɪᴇꜰ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ (ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ) ᴄᴀsᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍɪsᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ʟᴜᴍᴘs. ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ..."ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴇᴛ".
ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀssᴇssᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍɴᴀɴᴛs ᴏꜰ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴡᴏ sɪsᴛᴇʀs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ. ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ꜰʀʏ (ᴀʙʙʏ's sɪsᴛᴇʀ) ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡᴀs ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ.

ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏ, ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴs ᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ꜰᴏʀ. ᴀɴᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ʜᴀs ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴅ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.
ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ɢɪʀʟs, sᴏ ʜᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴠᴇs. ɪɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙʙʏ sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ᴛᴀɴᴢɪɴ: ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏsɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ʟɪꜰᴇ.