She tugged at Damien’s tail and asked, “Who are they? You know them, don’t you?”

As she spoke, Irina let out a big gasp. “Ah! I know! They’re your brothers, right?”

Damien shook his tense tail vigorously and said in a hushed voice, “I told you not to pull my tail.”

“Oh.” Irina quickly let go and smoothed the curled up fur on his tail apologetically.

The three leopards halted at a distance not too far away from them and excitedly stomped their paws on the ground.

Irina stuck out her head from behind Damien and revealed a smile at them.

All of a sudden, the eyes of these three...