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viiperfang

isnt hake tired of being nice? doesnt he just wanna go ape-shit?

MartynArts

I'm just heartbroken for all of the characters. Amazed from the beautiful art. Relieved we've finally finished this long, tragic chapter.... I'mma just collapse PHEW.

plutosongs

ohhh tjis is beautiful. Hake my poor dear baby

ScrambledCharlie

Hey how’s everyone hanging in there? Me? Oh totally normal! Totally unaffected! These island cats absolutely don’t have an iron grip on me and I’m definitely not shaking and crying and throwing up!

Messmer

If I were a shark I would beach myself just to take out Gull in karmic justice. Gods I am so heartbroken. I also find it interesting that Wrasse is shaking too. After everything he's seen, I wonder where his thoughts lay on Trouts decision, if he believes what the crowd is saying after seeing everyone just roll with blind lies after he's seen the false-ites now. Just curious thoughts. Also I wonder when Hake will just be so done with it all and stop believing. It feels like not an if at this point but a when. Hooboy. My heart wants to just hold on to a tiny shred of hope that she'll make it to the other island.

Monty

Wrasse crying too,,,,,don't do this to me arual

Mistclaw

My god Trout, look what you've done TT^TT

cherryrook

I noticed that too, it broke my heart :,( He’s grown on me so much

lillie

I can't wait to hear sturgeon and Hake's disappointment and reaction towards trout. Regardless of the POV of the situation, Tusk wasn't in the wrong. She was grieving and in any way, wanted to give a proper burial to her kit. Even if in the perspective of The Family, and if she 'ate' Ray, that's her decision and that is her will. Not everyone can agree with a certain way of others. That's why Daisys are iffy about the family and likewise. The Family never thought of Tusk being a part of the family, but considered Ray to be because of the fact that Hake adopted him as his own. Trout may be suffering from her trauma, but that has NOTHING to do with Tusk. She is being selfish and didn't have to worry about other's perspective on the issue. She's the leader so, whether others like it or not, she can supposedly communicate with The Tide and make the rules. So, she has no reason to do this act otherwise. I really hope the cats who are closest to her start to make her feel regretful because, she is turning herself into a Blood Queen of the island.

melodicholy

What a trainwreck. So interesting to see all these small pieces of misjudgment/bad decision's just add this growing pile of tragedy that is this chapter. Had Sturgeon not orchestrated the attack, Trout's trauma would be much more manageable. Had Trout not been so passive with the Family, Gull (and others) probably would have respected her authority and backed off more easily. Had Hake not convinced Tusk to join the Family she probably would have been able to grieve and bury Ray in peace. Had Sturgeon worked things out a little more thoroughly with Trout the banishment would have gone more smoothly. And lastly, Trout's passiveness bites her and especially Tusk in the ass again. Not leaving Gull out of this either— it drives me nuts that she's gotten away with getting what she wanted through peer pressure and her manipulative manners. Especially with her penchant for fishing for EVERYTHING she could to spark outrage to pressure Tusk out. I just feel bad for them all, especially Tusk. They just want peace and every single attempt just seems to make things worse. I really want to see how the three are going to react about this, how Trout feels about sending her brother's mate to die. Trout just seriously needs to be dethroned. Even though she has her heart in the right place her actions are the EXACT OPPOSITE, and its rapidly spiraling down into tyranny. She's already ordered for two executions in one week and I don't think she's going to be stopping. Her mind is just locked into this frantic self-preservation which, ironically, at this point is just building more distrust than before. She's clearly not fit to lead, and especially not in this state, but I don't know if the Family will ever accept another leader... not unless there's a successful assassination. I really hope Trout manages to get herself together because I don't think she'll have a good ending if she doesn't. I REALLY want to see their reactions to this. I know Hake will probably feel betrayed by her backpedal but Sturgeon's response will be a lot more nuanced. She'll be angry sure, but probably guilty too. And definitely more alert since she's seen this all before. What a long comment, oops. I didn't mean to write so much but I have so many thoughts and theories I had to write at least 30% of it all out. (Also I accidentally sent this comment like... 4 times writing this long ramble LMAO). This is such a well-written comic, with so many moving parts and obstacles that not even I can think a logical way of improving the situation. I had to stop what I was doing to sit down and process these last few pages. Amazing storytelling and execution, Arual.

Dogrocks

omg what a chapter! it was so gut wrenching watching things get progressively worse and worse and i’m terrified to find out the aftermath of all this!

Void

God there's a shark visible in the water

Voidcall

nooo I didn’t notice that :( I really hope she makes it to the island 😭

BurritoSam

NO STOP I HATE YOU (/lh)

Syropek

Well I'll be damned. You actually did it. Poor Hake though... Hope he finally sees the truth

Syropek

God if he eats her, hope he chokes on her

Syropek

Honestly I think Sturgeon will be much less calm considering how emotional she got over Trout just suggesting sending someone to the sea before. Besides you can see it in her reaction. Nah I hope they both hate Trout, as that might give her a wake up call. I hope I can see ballistic Hake - I want him to make a stand and do something that will shake others awake

CloudBorn309

I am coping SO hard rn and just telling myself she’s gonna reach the island….

kipcore

is that a shark in the water,,,, COMPUTER ENHANCE

Syropek

Y'know what quote from the 2024 banner for the comic comes to my mind right now? "I'm not going back". Whoever says that - and I have some ideas... It's gonna be awesome to see.

Foxxf1nch

It all goes downhill from here 🥲

Hiddenfaithy

This hurts so much, and I love it.

Collie

this copium tastes amazing rn

ZelibaBeliba

Any… anyone else see that little something peaking from the water on the left?

Syropek

Tastes better than the gaping bleeding wound in my heart yk?

Syropek

God, can't wait for the sweet chaos and bitterness of the aftermath. But when will it come :"(

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2026-09-06 21:00 A little bit of speculation here: not sure if anyone's already predicted this, but I was re-reading the first few pages, and I wonder if the dialogue between Trout/Sturgeon/Hake and their father was foreshadowing something... even though their father says it's not his decision who becomes leader, it's the Tide's, we already know the Tide can't actually talk + we're not shown how the leader selection process actually occurs (to my knowledge). Based on the flashback sequences we've seen so far, I wonder if their father purposely set up Trout to be the leader because he knew his children well enough to know Trout could more easily be manipulated into cruelty than Sturgeon could have, even though technically Sturgeon is seen as the more capable leader.
2024-05-10 14:45

ColorfulzZz

It could also explain why Petrel tried to kill Trout. I don't think they were just going to kill the next King/Queen, because another would just take their place. There has to be some reason Petrel did not want Trout to be Queen

Tori Sol

Let Hake Commit Religious Crimes 2024!!!!!

Givemeyourmilk

Oh god I see fins, but she's not bleeding... Maybe... Maybe the idea they weren't allowed to wound her is significant here? Hopefully the lack of blood means they don't pay attention, but that's still a long swim

BurritoSam

Yknow I've been thinking way too much about this comic in my everyday life and I do not regret it any bit holy shit. I'm not the best theorizer but a few good comments in the recent pages are too close to what I belive. But I do wanna put it here, maybe 'metareading', but: The 2024 teaser had Tusk in it. The first ever teaser to have a character that's not the siblings. That's kinda THE feature. I don't wanna belive she was put there to be killed before mid-year. And if I remember well, Aru mentioned she wanted to reach chap29 by end of 2023. Makes me wonder if Tusk would make it to the feature if that was the case <.> although, Aru's proven to crush all the hecking expectations so I'd still be speechless if this chapter was the reason for the feature in the teaser. Anyway, I love Tusk, hope she can make it ((aru pls there are kids cryin)- I love Hake but I want him to go feral- Gull can be serving the tide that'd be such an honor omg! Trout and Strugeon, fuck you!!!!! /lh

Dogrocks

also i like to think that while this is all happening meanwhile mollymawk is wandering around the forest going “hmmm which willow tree was it again..”

Akiriith

noooo not the shark fins... man, between Trout's self preservation reaching critical levels and Sturgeon's manipulation finally coming back to bite her in the backside, I cant wait to see what's gonna happen to them. I hope not only Trout but also Sturgeon get whats coming to them. Sturgeon always thinks shes Got It and it keeps blowing up in her face. She feels like the oppposite of her sister, with all the flaws that come with it.

mewhaku

Worth it to subscribe but like oh my god this was so well written!!!

Tsunami13661

*whispers quietly* Character development

zeekryn

its okay tusk can just disney princess her way to the other island!! she can sing to them as they carry her across the ocean

KMC-Birdsong's Nonsense

I totally haven't reread the comic twice plus ate up all the bonus art I could find in a desperate attempt to find ANY AND ALL EXTRA INFO WHAT NO SHUT UP DONT LOOK AT ME. :'D BUT JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE... Aru said in a thing that around chapter 29 (if I remember correctly) is the HALFWAY POINT. PLUS PRIOR POINTS THAT TUSK IS THE FOCUS OF THE 2024 TEASER AND THE TEASER LINE OF "IM NOT GOING BACK". Even with that sharky baby pokin their fins out, I think its very plausible that Tusk survives. OvO I DUNNO JUST THROWIN THINGS OUT THERE.

Chloe

Nooo… :( Poor Hake. I cannot wait to see what happens next!

Syropek

I mean Sturgeon quite plainly stated how much she wants to be better. That's nice isn't it? Sturgeon is brooding and seems evil but actually wants things to get better, while Trout is seen as the good one but falls to pressure and becomes the actual evil one... at least somewhat

Cowboy Coyote

And just like that…. Our sweet Hank is going to turn into a Evil Vengeful Villain.