Lady Ilene is the daughter of Lord William, the Earl of Derby, a trusted advisor to Prince John. She is one of the Queen Isabella's ladies in waiting and has been trained by Lady Gwen in combat skills. Lady Ilene has her heart set on marriage to Guy of Gisbourne, cousin to the Sheriff of Nottingham. Guy however, is madly in love with Fair Ellen, his former betrothed who was "kidnapped" by Alan a Dale and Robin Hood and now with the Merry Men. She staunchly defends Guy especially when the Sheriff starts to berate him thus there are some tensions between her and the Sheriff. Lady Ilene is always on the lookout for any of Robin's men, as she knows her rival (as she sees Fair Ellen) cannot be far behind. Reared in Prince John's court, Ilene is no stranger to intrigue and is not above scheming, deception and even armed combat to get what she wants.