Kasi is the only family that Ash knows he has left except for the few children that he brought into this world through his ill deeds. She was placed in a monastery when she was eight so that she could be taken care of while Ash made his way into the world. She held to the hope that her big brother would not have abandoned her but the light in that hope began to dwindle after the years of being left behind. But she still did not give up and after eight years, it paid off, when her big brother, the boy she remembered now a man came and brought her to live with him. They now live happily together in the place where the demons can't reach and where the sun's first light reaches the lonesome valley.
A chance encounter brought Ash and Pyrie together. Perhaps a strange twist of destiny landed in Ash's lap as he felt charged to care for this young woman. So they travel together now, feelings hidden and in part, unknown.
One of the few allies Ash has left in a world that shunned him because he openly did the evil that everyone else kept hid in their hearts. Makayla has stuck with Ash in all his bad times as well as his good and she is the truest friend that Ash has ever had in his life. She is a woman of striking beauty and the spirit of a fine fighter is hidden within those seductive eyes. In many ways, she reminds Ash a lot of himself, scorned so many times and even being hurt by a love she thought was for her. She too endured the hardships though, and she made it.