* IronWoobie: Alyce de Corwyn throughout ''In the King's Service''. Over the course of this one book, [[spoiler:her father is killed in battle, her sister is murdered, and her brother dies of appendicitis. Alyce knows that each of these brings an ArrangedMarriage closer and will allow her even less input into the choice of husband. In addition, she gets excommunicated and misses her secret twin's wedding]], all the while facing the usual anti-Deryni suspicion, threats, and hatred.