Benjamin Meiffert
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| Benjamin Meiffert | |
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| Physical description | |
| Species |
Human |
| Gender |
Male |
| Hair color |
Blond |
| Eye color |
Blue |
| Chronological and political information | |
| Affiliation | |
Benjamin Meiffert was a former Captain in the D'Haran Army, but became its commanding general after all higher officers were killed in battles with the Imperial Order. He was loyal to Richard Rahl, Lord Rahl of D'Hara and Kahlan Amnell, Mother Confessor of the Midlands. General Meiffert later married Cara and becomes the Commander General of the First File.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
[edit] Imperial Order War
[edit] Anderith
Captain Meiffert was in charge of the thousand men sent to protect Richard and Kahlan while they were in Anderith.
[edit] Messenger
Captain Meiffert was sent by General Reibisch to deliver general status reports from the D'Haran Army to Richard. Upon arrival, Cara "tickled" Meiffert's ribs with her Agiel. She jokingly offered to kiss them, but the offer was refused. Richard also made a joke about offering Meiffert Cara's hand in marriage, hinting at a future relationship between the two.
Meiffert was then sent back to Reibisch and the D'Haran forces by Richard, telling them that Richard wanted no more status reports because he had had a vision that had forewarned him to avoid frontal assult on the Imperial Order and involvment in the military campaign.
[edit] Promotion
When Kahlan returned to the Army after Richard was taken captive by Nicci, she promoted Meiffert to general to replace the recently deceased General Reibisch (while demoting General Leiden of Kelton to Lieutenant.) Meiffert took control of the army and followed Kahlan into battle on their first "after-dark raid" on the Imperial Order camp.
The first hint of a relationship between Cara and Meiffert was during the first raid on the D'Haran camp. He was frantic about getting her out of underneath a fallen tent and obviously concerned about the head injury she sustained. He also called her "Cara," instead of the typical "Mistress Cara."
The second hint of a relationship between the two was while Cara and Kahlan were decorating a cabin for Verna and Warren. Cara mentioned Meiffert by his first name, Benjamin, much to the Mother Confessor's amusement. Meiffert and Cara later danced at Verna and Warren's wedding.
Later, Cara came into Kahlan's tent clad in nothing but a sheet with "love bruises" on her chest. Kahlan asked the infamous question: "Is Benjamin over there in your tent with you?" which was answered by a non-committal avoidance of the question.
General Meiffert was left in charge of the D'Haran troops and ordered to oversee the evacuation of Aydindril as per Kahlan's orders, after she left to retrieve Richard from Nicci's clutches.
[edit] Zedd and Adie's capture
[edit] Meeting Death's Mistress
Benjamin first met Nicci, a former Sister of the Dark, when Richard, along with Cara in tow, arrived at the D'Haran Army encampment settled near the People's Palace. The army had encountered an injured old lady, which was later confirmed to be Sister Tovi, and Benjamin had his field surgeons stitch her up. When he was accompanying Nicci to Tovi's tent, she introduced herself as Death's Mistress. Benjamin responded to this with a coughing fit, his face all red while saying that she was more feared than Jagang himself. When they arrived, Nicci suggested to Benjamin to let him convince Richard to rest and have the night with Cara. She also jokingly implied that if Cara didn't leave with a grin by the next day, she will gut him alive.
Benjamin also said to Nicci on how much he was worried and missed Cara, further fortifying the relationship between the general and the Mord-Sith.
[edit] Dissolution of the D'Haran Army
[edit] Rescuing the Lord Rahl
When Richard was a captive of the Order, Benjamin and Adie unexpectedly arrived to save him. Both were also shocked to see the Lord Rahl in the middle of a Ja'La field, surrounded by mobs of Imperial soldiers fighting each other. Benjamin was able to navigate the whole encampment in the guise of one of Jagang's bodyguards. He also met Adie, who left the People's Palace for the Keep, somewhere in the camp.
Both he and Adie helped Richard, Jillian, Nicci and Bruce, an Imperial soldier who befriended Richard and left the Order, escape. Riding in a wagon, Benjamin and Adie slowly escaped the rioting camp and into the ramp the Order was building for the siege of the palace, as suggested by Nicci who was mentally being tormented by Jagang. They arrived at a passageway in the discovered catacombs of the palace. With the aide of Aide's magic, Benjamin, Richard and Bruce fought their way through the hundreds of Imperial soldiers inside the catacombs.
Suddenly, Cara, with Verna, Nathan, a dozen Mord-Sith, General Trimack and a contingent of the First File, joined the battle. The Imperial soldiers were quickly cut down by the men or burned down by Nathan's Wizard's Fire.
[edit] End of the war
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Personality and traits
General Meiffert was a tall, broad shouldered man. He was well built and had the typical characteristic blond hair and blue eyes of a D'Haran. He wore the battle armor customary of D'Haran soldiers and was skilled in all forms of sword combat.
Benjamin was a moral man and never agreed with the rule of Darken Rahl, who he once served under. He was knowledgeable in most battle tactics and quick to understand strategic tricks pulled by Emperor Jagang.
[edit] Appearances
- Soul of the Fire (First appearance)
- Faith of the Fallen
- Naked Empire
- Chainfire
- Phantom
- Confessor
