Petra Mason

"All I want is to serve, and I will satisfy that want until the day I die."

- Petra Diener

Petra Diener is a 2015-introduced and all-around character. She is the daughter of Faithful Johannes from the story Faithful Johannes. What is peculiar about her is not her loyal nature, nor her emotionless demeanor, or even her odd 'relationship' with Lalka Ignis, who is referred to as her 'mistress'. No, the strange thing about Petra is that she is a beautifully-carved living statue.

What is Petra like?
Petra Diener is known to be the most loyal statue on the planet. Her only desire is to serve her mistress and to protect her from harm. While this can be said to be noble for anyone else, it is truly hard to consider a statue like Petra noble. Why?

Petra has no heart, so she doesn't have emotions like humans do. She does not feel happiness, sadness, anger, embarrassment or love. Her detachment has distanced her from others, because she does not understand human emotions and how she is expected to act like a human.

For example, if someone was drowning before her, she would not reach in and pull them up. Why would she? She wouldn't feel bad for the person or be worried that they could die because that is perfectly irrelevant to her. But, if Lalka was drowning with the person, she would save both of them without a second thought, because she has a duty to protect her mistress above all others.

Because of this mentality, people are wary and afraid of Miss Diener. If someone were to injure Lalka (her mistress), even by accident, she would likely kill them without a second thought. Hurting her mistress is unacceptable in her eyes, even if it was just an accident. To Petra, there are no accidents.

However, there is a good side to this statue. For one, she truly is loyal. If someone were to endear themselves to her, she would follow them to the ends of the earth. Of course, her mistress comes first, but loyalty is still a central part of her behavior.

Another aspect of her is that she is pretty polite. Despite the coldness in her voice and mannerisms, she has a serious amount of knowledge when it comes to etiquette and treats people differently, depending on their station in life. While she pays no mind to the class system, she still always minds her Ps and Qs, and has impeccable manners.