Turns out Nikita was more than just Madea's distant cousin, she was also friends with everyone in the kingdom. They've known each other since they were children. They got separated when Nikita wanted to go train how to be a priestess. Now she was back because Ivan summoned her. He thinks she knows much about Azar's strange men and probably figure out the country she was in. She was also going to be staying with us for a while, which was great! (Note the sarcasm).
Now I'm not saying I'm jealous or anything but there's something about seeing a woman from Ivan's past who looks beautiful and also the fact that they've known each other for quite a long time. It didn't help that Ivan invited her himself, talk about a royal invitation from the king himself. There was also the fact that she was pretty popular in the kingdom, the whole kingdom liked her too. Within a day that she had arrived, she was already popular amongst the servants.