Winfried Valdemar

Monk at Redempta Church. He is the youngest son of the Duke Valdemar and Duchess Gustave, and the younger brother of the twins Giovinetta and Johannes. Winfried is cunning, quick-witted, manipulative. As a child, Winfried revered Johannes and similarly aspired to excel at the martial arts, though his weak constitution typically confined him to reading books. Winfried resented Giovinetta's closeness to Johannes early on, continuing to scorn her into adulthood. Giovinetta also noted Winfried found no issue with routinely stealing and lying, often leaving her to shoulder the blame. Later, when he caught on that Johannes was enamored with his sister, he revels in the thought that his perfect brother seemingly also rolls around in the same dirt as him. Although a monk, Winfried strays from the ascetic lifestyle i.e. by drinking alcohol and engaging in sexual intercourse.