[0853] Another Me in This World

If you looked only at their backgrounds and experiences, Ashe and Lux seemed to have nothing in common.

One was a noblewoman from Demacia, raised in luxury and cared for by her parents and brother; the other was an Iceblood from Freljord, whose mother, a Warmother, had placed great expectations on her from childhood.

But if you thought about it carefully, it wasn't hard to see that the greatest thing they had in common was that "fate had pushed them both forward."

Lux's life as a noblewoman had ended when her uncle died and she met Karya.

Ashe had been left with nothing overnight, after her parents died in battle and her childhood sweetheart betrayed her.

After that, the winds of fate had battered their lives and sent them down paths utterly unlike anything they had known before—paths they had never imagined taking.

Neither would have related to the other without a deeper conversation. But now they were traveling companions, chatting over meals and sharing stories about their pasts. That familiar process had quickly made them see each other as another version of themselves in this world.

In the past, Lux and Ashe had thought of each other at most as "idealistic female leaders." Now, beyond that shared identity, they had found a new understanding between them, which had undoubtedly brought them closer.

Their similar life experiences made them surprisingly compatible in many ways, especially when it came to learning and adapting. Those who had been pushed along by fate and still managed to make it this far had to be good at both. Lux and Ashe were no exception, so their conversations often gave them opportunities to learn from each other.

And since they would be traveling alone together for a long time, it was inevitable that they would