Difference between revisions of "Ann"

 

==History==

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}}

 

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}}

 

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}}

 

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''.