I think he was probably flawed, but I wouldn't consider him as evil. When he stole the baby, for example, his sole intention in doing that was actually looking after Talyn. Making sure that he was taken out of trouble and that he could teach Talyn the art and strategey of war.

In terms of everybody else's perception, he was evil in that he stole a baby, but his intention was to take care of Talyn. No, I never saw him as an evil person. He was searching for something.