Just a few brief thoughts

Does anyone else get the impression that Benedict is defined by ever-present rage?

I'm seeing a man who chose to serve his king rather than his family, and was broken thereby. His rage at his brothers is matched by his rage at what Oberon asked him to do to them, and surpassed only by his rage at himself for doing it. His life since has been something of an exercise in throwing good money after bad... After all, if he took the throne against Oberon's wishes, he'd've been broken for nothing. And if he's going to serve the king, he should serve the king as well as he can. And in war he can kill...

Corwin was right to fear him.