Ashe took a deep breath. It was becoming harder and harder to strive for peace when it seemed like everyone else wanted war, even her friends and allies. The League of Legends had recognized Ashe's efforts and had given the Freljord the official title of city-state, but it could not be more divided right now.

Stepping out of her tent, bow in hand, Ashe walked towards the center of the camp, where a meeting of legends was about to take place. It would be the first of many that day.

Upon arrival, she noticed she was the last one to arrive. Somewhat annoyed, Ashe said, "Let this meeting begin. State your mind, freely, knowing you are in the presence of friends."

Tryndamere spoke first. "I think we should find a way to get the Winter's Claw on our side. Their intentions are good enough, though their means may not be. The way I see it, the only true threat here is Lissandra and her Frost Watchers."

"I disagree." Said Anivia. "Though the Watchers may be the origin of all the troubles we are experiencing, and they are indeed a pressing threat, defeating them will not stop Sejuani's bloodlust. And it is bloodlust that began all of our trouble. It is wise to join with the Winter's Claw, but only if they are willing to give up their belligerence and embrace a unified Freljord, something a think Sejuani, nor any of the other champions allied with her, will never agree to."

"Anivia remember that ultimately, that is my goal: Ally myself with Sejuani, or her with me, either way, we need a unified Freljord." Ashe said.

Gragas surprised all those present by speaking. "Well I would think," he said drunkenly, "that our course of action should be to deal with the Winter's Claw first, be it by words or weapons, then march on the Frostguard. Any other way seems too risky."

"Well, there is one way I can think of." Nunu said, with his squeaky voice. "I know the city of Frostguard very well, though I wish I didn't, and I could help sneak in a spy. And Gragas or Tryndamere could use a simple ruse to sneak a spy into the Winter's Claw. That way, we can know where it would be wisest to strike."

Ashe was in awe of such a brilliant and seemingly obvious idea coming from the small child. "I agree. That does seem like the wisest course of action. However, none of us are considering another asset we have in our favor: the League."

"Well, the League could serve as the perfect distraction." Anivia suggested. "Because we must face the fact that if Lissandra is in Frostguard when Nunu tries to approach, she will detect him. And Sejuani and her allies are not going to fall for any ruse that we could come up with. So we challenge them to a League match."

Ashe looked around the room for any objections. Seeing none, she saw fit to raise her own. "The only problem I see with this plan is that it would basically eliminate any chance of diplomacy with the Winter's Claw. Lissandra is not going to ally herself with anyone, and Trundle couldn't care less about a spy in the city, but if the other champions such as Udyr and Volibear find out we infiltrated them, it would only strengthen Sejuani's position."

Tryndamere put his hand on Ashe's shoulder. "Desperate times call for desperate measures. It is a risk worth taking."

Ashe was silent for a moment.

"Very well. Let us go to the Institute of War. We need to begin our distraction."