When Kae began her time at Ista Weyr as a Harper Apprentice, she befriended T'rell due to his frequent visits to the harper's area in search of new music for him to play in his free time. Having been a harper before Impressing Bronze Sejith, his interest in music had continued to be a form of relaxation for him. Despite the slightly more than 10 turn age difference between the two, the pair became good friends.

After Kae's transfer to Tillek Hold, her friendship with T'rell continued to grow, even has her relationship with Jerran began to fail. More and more, she depended on him as her friend and confidant, they were often found spending their free days together, even having the rider as the harper's escort to Gathers and Balls. Though suspicions began to arise, they were, at the time, only friends.

When Kae decided to leave Tillek, she was posted on board the Lady Rose with her student Tolia, T'rell's niece. During breaks to Ista Island, both teacher and student would spend time with the 'rider, enjoying his company. Feelings began to develop between Kae and T'rell, but remained unencouraged until, after a green's flight threw them into one another's arms and Kae discovered she was pregnant, they realized they cared for one another.

T'rell and Kaeryn are now the proud parents of Brencia, a darling daughter, and are expecting another child. They're weyrmated, sharing a rather large ground level weyr that faces the beach with their daughter and T'rell's lifemate Sejith.

T'rell
     A small fellow, his shoulders are broad, his hands well-calloused, and his form compact and fit. His dirt-brown eyes sparkle with mischief and humor to lend a joke to his short and wavy hair, which has become quite a remarkable shade of light grey. His cleanshaven features are unlined except when he's laughing and are free and mobile with his expressions, such that all his five feet and four inches of height are alight with a juvenile and contagious spirit.
     A dark brown, broken-in wherhide jacket hangs well on his shoulders over a plain shirt, his wingrider's knot slightly frayed at the edges but otherwise neat with its bronze strand winding unevenly through the orange and black of Ista. Work trousers end at sturdy brown boots, patched here and there but with several turns to go.