Her boots sink into the ground, snow reaching halfway up her boot. She holds onto the warmth of her white fur clothing, glad for the extra layer. Snow hammers down in a constant stream, blurring all vision of the mountain ahead unlike anything she has seen before. Blizzards aren’t unusual for these parts, but she swears the mountain is colder than normal. A chill is starting to creep through her clothes and she knows she won’t be able to stay here long. The mountain is different. Darker and more dangerous. It wasn’t just the unusual snow. Something evil is here, tainting the peaceful mountain with its aura. The Zoras spoke of a great white beast in these parts. She had seen it herself, clutching a red fish from Zora’s domain. She had hoped to follow it and end the source of the evil. But the snow… She would never get through. She needs a plan. Only, how does one battle snow?
Mountains are the setting of Ashei’s childhood. She was raised upon the snow-filled lands by her father, a Knight of Hyrule. Under his arm, she was treated like the son he didn’t have. He took his knowledge and trained Ashei in the way of swords and archery. While it’s unknown how Ashei felt about how her father raised her, through her upbringing she became a strong, independent young woman who speaks her mind and does whatever it takes to protect others.
Link first meets the young female in Telma’s bar as part of the Resistance, picking up the slack of Hylian Soldiers and fighting to protect the people against the Twilight Darkness. At first, she comes across as standoffish, believing Link to be nothing more than an actor imitating the legendary hero — she even suggests that Link should join the circus. It isn’t until Link proves himself worthy does she give him the time of day. However, in an age where she is the only female knight seen, it’s understandable that she might have some distaste for young boys who think they can be knights. Especially when, time and time again, the knights of Hyrule prove themselves to be useless.
Ashei may be a little rough around the edges, but her heart is in the right place. She uses the skills from her childhood for the good of Hyrule, and while it is unknown if her father is alive, I’m sure he would be proud to see where she is now. One day she might return to the mountains — to the home she left behind — but as long as her skills are needed, I know she will continue to adorn her silver and red armor and fight for the citizens of Hyrule.
Footsteps crunch in the snow behind her, the sound unusual and taking her by surprise at first. She turns to see the young boy from the bar, dressed in that ridiculous green armor. “Link.” He looks a little startled. Right, her winter helmet that mimics the beasts of the snow. She takes it off, shaking out her raven hair. “What brings you to a dangerous solace like this?” she asks, although she already knows the answer. The young boy is going to venture into Snowpeak and find the source of the evil.
She decides to share her knowledge of the giant beast and the harsh blizzard. “You’d best not go without a plan,” she warns. But he’ll have one, and he will succeed where she could not. It doesn’t bother her because she’s already had her journey on these mountains, and as much as she wants to use her father’s training to fight, her skills are needed elsewhere.
