Illona Rider was a baby when she was found by the Travelers (singers and storytellers) in a town that was raided and burned down by bandits. Since the village was in the Ardias Domain it is very likely she is the nedestra daughter of Kennard-Dyan Ardais, upon meeting her he was shocked of her resemblence to Eduina MacGarret, a young woman he had a daliance with. At the end of that adventure Illona is asked to be Under-Keeper at the newly reopened Comyn Tower and becomes Domenic's lover full-time.