Benedict III

""Benedict III of Aramore - also known as Ben, the Boy King, and the One-Eyed King - appears throughout all four books of the Princess and the Guardian series. He is the younger brother of protagonist Andria of Aramore, as well as the only son of King Oliver I and Sonja of Whitegrove. Shortly before acquiring the Alargon Crown midway into Zivon's War, his worldview is turned upside down after he is captured and tortured by Luxley Cyrtal. Though he survives the encounter, he returns home with one less eye.

Background
Benedìct lived a sheltered existence as a child in Alargon's Grove.

For four years following Andria's disappearance, Benedìct hires soldiers to search for her each Mirum's Moon. Each of them have either drowned in the process or resurfaced, too frightened to continue on. With the fifth anniversary of his sister's disappearance on the horizon, he decides to enlist the help of her former Guardian, Xavier Weston.

Book I: A Royal Reborn
After pardoning Xavier for his "crimes," Benedìct holds an audience with him in the Warden's Office of the Iron Keep.