The Eating Woods · Character
General Loyce
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 12
General Loyce is a bronze-skinned human woman in gleaming gold armor, her evil grin in The Eating Woods (Book 1).
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- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 12
- Books
- 2
General Loyce begins as a bronze-skinned human woman in gleaming gold armor, her evil grin and mocking laughter establishing her as a sadistic tormentor who once enslaved and abused Zevander Rydainn. Across the series she hardens into an armored, broad-shouldered military commander whose slow, clanking steps and looming presence mark her as an ever-present threat. Her cruelty escalates from personal torture and sexual domination to large-scale political scheming, secret alliances, and the imprisonment of multiple characters. Ultimately her reign of terror collapses when she is fatally wounded during a rescue operation, ending her decades-long campaign of coercion and control.
Description
A shorter, muscular woman with bronze skin and long yellow-blonde hair. She wears gold armor. Her lips twist when she chuckles. An intimidating woman with muscular shoulders, wearing clanking metal armor.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Theronsuperior
Theron serves under Loyce as her “lapdog,” using his healing skills to avoid her punishments.
- A
Aradiasubordinate
Commands Aradia as a Bellatryx subordinate and executes her for alleged treachery.
- KJ
King Jeretsubordinate
Acts as a subordinate to Jeret, attempting to influence his decisions about Zevander and the war.
- KS
King SagaerinProfessional
Serves as a general under Sagaerin while secretly plotting against him with Zivant; later discusses the king’s petition to free Zevander and appears to rally a counterattack.
- WV
Warden Vicareksuperior
The warden obeys Loyce’s orders concerning Zevander’s captivity and agrees to stop beatings and arrange his transfer.
Kazhimyrenemy
Loyce’s guards are defeated by Kazhimyr during a rescue; she becomes part of the force pursuing him and his companions.
Maevyth Bronwickcaptor
Orders Maevyth seized and declares she has a special punishment in mind for her.
Zevander RydainnEnemy
Begins as Zevander’s enslaver, torturer, and sexual abuser; evolves into his captor who continues to torment him in prison; ends with Zevander resisting her control and seeking vengeance after she attempts to force a mating bond.
- DN
Dravien NockvayneEnemy
Coerces Dravien into service, captures and tortures him for information about the stones and Zevander; Dravien’s allies ultimately rescue him from her grasp.
- R
Ravezioopponent
Ravezio fights Loyce’s forces and delivers the fatal dagger wound that ends her life.
- VV
Vaelora Vexmoorcaptive
Holds Vaelora captive and condemns her to the charnelyth pit after exposing her connection to a plot against Loyce.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Laughs with an evil grin while holding a goblet in gold armor
- Binds and tortures sixteen-year-old Zevander during his first moon cycle
- Trains Zevander to fight and conditions him through aggressive sexual encounters
- Secretly kisses and plots with Captain Zivant against King Sagaerin
- Sexually taunts Zevander and boasts that she still thinks of him
BOOK 2Eldritch
- Presides over Zevander’s captivity and pushes him toward death
- Condemns captive Vaelora Vexmoor to the charnelyth pit
- Executes subordinate Aradia for alleged treachery
- Captures and tortures Dravien Nockvayne for information
- Is fatally wounded by Ravezio’s thrown dagger during a rescue
Key events
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Book 2: Eldritch
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