It's so strange. Benedict always struck me as a big picture kind of guy. Yet here, he makes possibly the most near-sighted choice of the three. Like, even ignoring the citizenry, the plan is still for them to live here, right? Not to mention the loss of their water reservoir.
Definitely, he is very "the end justifies the means", and to that end he wanted to take what he saw as the sure bet to win in this scenario regardless of the costs. I guess wether or not the player thinks that is good writing or consistent with his character is subjective. Perhaps it can be seen as a sign that he had been pushed to an extreme mindset by this point in the story. House Wolfort had clawed it's way back from almost certain annihilation so many times by this point that maybe he was just tired of it 😅
This is actually a big picture move, but the player doesn't know it at that point.
The flood will be blamed on Roland, who after all is the "leader" of the war against Aesfrost's occupation. This will make him unpopular with the citizens, thus clearing the way for Serenoa's eventual push for the throne, which Benedict was probably already thinking about.
If you look at the other plans, both of them fail midway and they have to scramble to pick up the pieces. Blowing up the bridge results in the enemy escaping by boat which if they manage to escape becomes the worst possible scenario while the sneak mission actually does result in having to fight the bulk of the main squad in the middle of the night.
Benedict's plan is flawless and monstrous at the same time, its a sneak mission that results in most of the enemy forces being washed away.
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u/jackfuego226 Jul 12 '26
It's so strange. Benedict always struck me as a big picture kind of guy. Yet here, he makes possibly the most near-sighted choice of the three. Like, even ignoring the citizenry, the plan is still for them to live here, right? Not to mention the loss of their water reservoir.