Ashe comes from the Gaspard region of Faerghus, where his parents ran a restaurant in his childhood. Unfortunately, when he was still young they died of illness, leaving him to take care of his two younger siblings. Living by whatever means he could, Ashe had to steal to survive. At the age of 10, he broke into the mansion of Lonato, lord of Gaspard. Enamoured with the cover of a knight's tale he found, Ashe was caught, but Lonato took pity on him, and adopted both him and his siblings, teaching Ashe how to read.
Lonato also had older son named Cristophe, who Ashe would become close with. However, Cristophe was arrested and executed by the Knights of Seiros for being implicated in an assassination attempt on Archbishop Rhea of the Church of Seiros, with the Tragedy of Duscur being given as an excuse, concealing the existence of the assassination attempt. This unease is the backdrop to Ashe attending the Officer's Academy at Garreg Mach.