Relationship between Ashton and Fresh Cut Grass

Ashton and FCG are good friends. Ashton described FCG as "professionally likeable".

Background
Ashton was hired to investigate the disappearance of the party of adventurers who had gone missing, and discovered Fresh Cut Grass along with the corpses of their comrades. Ashton helped FCG to bury his friends, and FCG followed Ashton to their home. The two remained close ever since.

Relationship
When trying to obtain information from the Hubatt Corsairs, Yash Mangal asked for collateral: the names and locations of people important to them. Ashton suggested Fresh Cut Grass, which FCG took as a nice gesture of friendship, although they later realized that it also put a target on their head.

Ashton is often encouraging towards FCG, such as when FCG expressed interest in joining Imogen, Laudna, and Fearne on their date with Pretty to learn more about dating. Ashton is also often protective towards him, insisting that he stay with him in Imahara Joe's while FCG was being repaired. Ashton refused to hurt FCG after FCG attacked the party, choosing instead to grapple them. They then repeatedly asked the rest of Bells Hells to cut FCG down after it became apparent he had returned to himself following the violent episode, and "watched [the other party members] like a fucking hawk".

Ashton expressed concerns to Laudna regarding what they perceived to be FCG's increasing interest in martyrdom, telling her "You can't trust somebody who just wants to die all the time" and calling FCG's tendencies dangerous, but also told her they loved him and felt responsible for convincing him not to sacrifice himself.