Petrel

## Residence

### Last Known:

Daisy

*"When Thresher died, we made a choice to invite a Daisy to our crowning ceremony. We had known them for a long time, and we thought they were our friend, until Trout was chosen as Queen. Then they... they showed their true motive for befriending us."*
—Hake to Tusk about **Petrel** *What Lurks Beneath*, page 266
**Petrel** is an antagonist in *What Lurks Beneath*. They are briefly mentioned in chapter 6, though only make their first physical debut in chapter 11.

## Physical Appearance

**Petrel** is a large, brown tabby cat with yellow-green eyes, a nick in their left ear, and a stubbed tail. Their torso and shoulders are a darker shade of brown, as are their ear-tips and forepaws.
They have clumps of dark brown matted fur on both sides of their back, and their muzzle, forelegs, back paws, chest and underbelly are light brown in color.
## History

#### Chapter 6

Trout indirectly mentions them as she is speaking to a mural of The Tide, saying that **Petrel** had tried to kill her just because she was chosen as Queen.
#### Chapter 11

Hake explains to Tusk that a Daisy, **Petrel**, had tried to kill Trout. They had made the choice to invite Petrel to the crowning ceremony after Thresher's reign was over, as they had known them for a long time and thought them as their friend. When Trout was chosen as Queen, however, they showed their true motive behind befriending them and attempted to murder her by slashing the back of her neck.
#### Chapter 13

**Petrel** watches, hidden, from the bushes while Thresher forces Sturgeon to kill Ladybug. As Sturgeon promises that she would save every cat on the island when she was Queen, Petrel steps out into the open, rushing towards Ladybug's body and mourning him for a moment before addressing Sturgeon, asking if she truly meant what she had promised.
#### Chapter 16

Gull suggests to Sturgeon that they give the Daisys that had joined The Family their own caves, and Sturgeon replies that cats will just have to get used to each other. In response, Gull says that she's sure everyone eventually will and that some seem nice, but that Petrel had appeared nice as well.
She tells Sturgeon that no member of The Family was comfortable sleeping near the cats who tried to assassinate Trout, and Sturgeon reminds her that it was only one cat, and that Petrel was long dead.
#### Chapter 17

Sturgeon is speaking with with **Petrel** in the forest, with Petrel resting on a rock. Petrel says that everything Thresher does only condemns him further. Sturgeons adds that she wants to kill him with her own claws. Petrel lightheartedly points out that it's treason, but Sturgeon only grimaces at their words.

Petrel assures her that Thresher will get his turn, but Sturgeon insists that it needs to be soon. Petrel agrees that after everything that he's done he deserves it, but that she shouldn't let her anger make her stupid. Interrupting, Sturgeon angrily shouts that it isn't about Urchin, and that Thresher's hypocrisy pisses her off, but that she isn't upset that Auklet gets to live.
She tells them that he's planning on training Trout and Hake as heirs, then lowers her head, dreading that he might make her siblings kill someone. Petrel's eyes widen, and Sturgeon pauses for a moment, before adding that she won't let him ruin her siblings.
Petrel's softens, and they climb down to her. They comment on how Sturgeon can't beat Thresher in a fight, and that they wouldn't ever get close enough to even try. Softly placing their paw on her head, they add that they should start thinking, and be very smart about it.
#### Chapter 19

While Kelp and Hake are lying beside Trout after she got bandaged up, Hake mentions to Kelp how he can't help but think of **Petrel**, even though he's trying not to. He mentions how they never even gave her a chance, and that as soon as Trout got chosen as Queen, they had already made up their mind; and that now that she's Queen and trying her best, it's still not enough for the Daisys, not knowing that Krill was behind the attack.
#### Chapter 21

As Tusk speaks with Trout about how strange the assassination attempt is, Trout says that a Daisy has attacked her before, a huge illusion of **Petrel** looming behind her, with their paw ominously reaching out to her to attack.

Tusk name drops them, pointing out that Trout knew them: that the attack was personal. Trout turns to Hake and asks him if she told her about Petrel, and he admits that he did, telling Tusk that they don't talk about them, as it's a lot of bad memories.
Tusk apologizes, and says that she only brought it up because it seemed relevant. Trout assures her that it isn't, with a strained smile on her face.
Walking outside, Tusk tells Hake that he could've told her that Petrel was a sore subject. Hake apologizes, and goes on to say that Trout just doesn't like to hear about them, and that Sturgeon gets a bit weird as well, encouraging her to just talk about Petrel with him.
Tusk asks him if it doesn't bother him, and Hake confirms that it doesn't bother him a whole lot. He goes on to say that Petrel was important in his life, even though he can't forgive them for what they did to Trout.
### Chapter 22

Sturgeon sneaks out while carrying a bird to meet **Petrel** in the forest, and Hake and Trout secretly follow her. They hide in a bush as Petrel approaches her, asking what happened.
*More Coming Soon*

## Trivia

### Errors

* In chapter 22, page 552, **Petrel** was mistakenly portrayed without their ear nick.*[citation needed]*
	+ This was fixed prior to the page being published, but ArualMeow accidentally uploaded the wrong version of the page to DeviantArt: this was later corrected.

## Appearances

* *Chapter 6* (First appearance, mentioned only)
* *Chapter 11* (Flashback)
* *Chapter 13*
* *Chapter 16* (Mentioned only)
* *Chapter 17*
* *Chapter 19* (Mentioned only)
* *Chapter 21* (Illusion and mentioned only)
* *Chapter 22*
* *Chapter 26*

## References

1. ↑ Revealed in chapter 11, page 265
2. ↑ Revealed in chapter 16, page 410
3. ↑ Revealed by ArualMeow via Discord