Editing Ann

|image=Ann by Psi0nicS.png

|titles=Carpenter, Assistant Cannonmaster

|groups=Crew of the ''[[Crow's Song]]'' (formerly), Crew of the ''[[Two Cups]]''

|first appeared=[[Tress of the Emerald Sea]]

{{quote

|I think I'm the only cadet in the militia who ever managed to shoot her own sergeant ... when he was ''behind'' her ... inside the barracks.

|Ann{{book ref|tress|39}}

}}

'''Ann''' is the carpenter and assistant cannonmaster of the ''[[Crow's Song]]'' on [[Lumar]].{{book ref|tress|15}} She had an undiagnosed case of micropsia for much of her life.{{book ref|tress|53}}

== Appearance and Personality ==

{{image|Ann by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}Ann is a "gangly" woman with a dart-shaped nose and short hair. She is seen wearing a vest and trousers and carrying three pistols strapped to her in various places.{{book ref|tress|14}} After [[Tress]] trades [[Crow]] to the [[dragon]] [[Xisisrefliel]], Ann gains a pair of spectacles.{{book ref|tress|53}} She has a nonchalant personality, and shows a kind side when interacting with Tress.

== Attributes and Abilities ==

Ann loves guns and is determined to learn how to shoot, but her micropsia{{book ref|tress|39}}, along with crippling social pressure, hinders her ability to aim (often to a hilarious extent). With the help of both her spectacles and [[Laggart]]'s guidance, she is able to overcome her inability and take down [[Riina]]'s Awakened golems to rescue Tress.{{book ref|tress|63}}

She is a terrible cook; Fort notes that one of her dishes made the crew sick for three days.{{book ref|tress|37}}

==History==

===Before the ''Crow's Song''===

When she was young, Ann worked as a farm girl, raising chickens in an unknown town. The day she came of age, she enlisted in what she calls "the militia" as a cadet in the cannonade crews. After twenty-four days there, she was removed from her position due to shooting her own sergeant, who was in the barracks ''behind'' her at the time. Things like that started happening more and more when Ann shot guns, leading her to believe she was "cursed,"{{book ref|tress|39}} and increasing the pressure for her when shooting, which led to more mistakes.{{book ref|tress|63}} She mentions that she has sailed both the Rose and Sapphire seas, but it's unclear whether that was with the ''[[Crow's Song]]'' or not.{{book ref|tress|23}}

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===At Sea===

Eventually, she ended up signing up as the carpenter of the ''Crow's Song'' to avoid being drafted into the king's army,{{book ref|tress|17}} and when the old assistant cannonmaster died, she volunteered for the role.{{book ref|tress|23}} Later, in contrast with [[Fort]], Ann doesn't like how they ended up sinking the ''Oot's Dream'', but reasons that being [[deadrunner]]s is "better than getting conscripted."{{book ref|tress|14}} Despite this belief, she comes to a meeting with Fort, [[Salay]], and Tress about how to deal with Captain Crow, in which Salay convinces her that Tress is a [[King's Mask]].{{book ref|tress|32}}

This comes to a head after Ann, along with Salay and Fort, help Tress save the ship from the rain in the Crimson Sea. The crew decides to mutiny, with Ann volunteering to distract [[Laggart]] by pretending to try to shoot a cannon. Unfortunately, Crow was listening in on them using Midnight Essence and raises the ship's alarm.{{book ref|tress|49}} Crow threatens to kill them if they don't kill Laggart first, and Ann gets her hands on a gun, fires at Laggart, and misses. Ann, Salay and Fort are captured by Laggart and Crow, Crow takes Tress hostage and brings her as an offering to the dragon Xisisrefliel, and Crow gives instructions to kill one of Ann, Salay, and Fort if Crow and Tress don't come back from Xisis's lair in less than an hour.{{book ref|tress|50}}

Tress outsmarts Crow and trades her to Xisis, taking three small boons from the dragon, one of which is spectacles for Ann to help with her micropsia, which Ann is seen wearing later.{{book ref|tress|53}}

When Tress is captured by Riina in her tower, Ann helps rescue her by firing Tress's cannonballs at Riina's metal men.{{book ref|tress|63}} After Tress is rescued, she becomes part of the crew of her new ship, ''Two Cups''.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}

== Relationships ==

=== Tress ===

{{quote

|Captain, we're coming to save you. Because you deserve it. You remember, you once told me something that made me see the world in an entirely new way. ... 'Here, try on these spectacles.'

|Ann{{book ref|tress|62}}

}}

When Tress first arrives on the ''Crow's Song'', Ann fills her in on the situation at hand and helps her learn how to do her duties as the ship's sprouter.{{book ref|tress|17}} She also vouches for Tress to Crow after the ship is attacked and Tress fills a cannon-hole with roseite.{{book ref|tress|27}}. Salay convinces Ann that Tress is a King's mask during one of their meetings, but the truth is revealed when Tress is captured by Captain Crow.{{book ref|tress|32}}{{book ref|tress|50}} Tress gifts Ann spectacles from Xisis, and in return, Ann helps rescue her from Riina.{{book ref|tress|53}}{{book ref|tress|63}}

=== The Crew of the ''Crow's Song'' ===

Ann and Fort are shown to be friendly before the book's events, and she conspires with him, Salay, and Tress against Captain Crow. Laggart is shown to be a mentor to Ann, though he sides with Crow in the conflict on the ''Crow's Song''.

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