The young woman is Ryzak’s daughter-in-law, the former wife of his dead son. She is Lullo’s mother. Because she is a foreigner and not blood-related to anyone in Tomis, the young woman is an outsider like Ovid, and the two of them become loose allies. When the Child falls ill, the young woman defies the old woman’s warnings and helps Ovid care for him. However, when Lullo falls ill as well, the young woman believes that the Child brought a demon into their home and withdraws from both Ovid and the Child.