Giovinetta Valdemar/Relationships

## Johannes Valdemar

> "It was as if his brilliance was trampling me to death. I envied the freedom I had been denied. I had a special connection with John: I loved him as a brother, but also as a man I couldn't have." Although he was equally guilty, he did not receive any apparent punishment; Continuing on his brilliant path as the duke of Gustave's heir. "(…) Someone I couldn't have nor even desire. Someone gentle and bright as the sun. I both loved and envied the beautiful Johannes Valdemar. (…) So much so that I wanted to kill him.
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While Giovinetta adores Johannes, she resents his freedom and agency as she observes him become a knight from her window in the tower, as Giovinetta remarks that it was almost as if "his brilliance was trampling me to death." Giovinetta further resented Johannes for being her brother, as any intimate relationship between them would have been exceedingly taboo.[?]

## The devil

"I got the sense that this beast might be rather harmless, innocent, even. The thought made me bolder." "It felt like I had become the master of an enormous beast. A John who was submissive… though he was certainly in the devil's form. While I was enjoying the warmth that I had been long denied, I didn't notice the air between us change."

## Winfried Valdemar

"How can the daughter of the Grand Duke of Valdemar be so weak? Aren't you embarrassed to call yourself the twin of the shining sun of Valdemar?"- Winfried berating Giovinetta at the coffins

Although Giovinetta is Winfried's older sister, his avid reading and perceptiveness makes him shrewd and cunning, and he holds Giovinetta in contempt.[?] He has no patience for his older sister, whether that'd be when she's too bold or too timid in his opinion. If she stutters, he'll condescendingly ask if she's forgotten how to speak again.

## Henrik Indridson

"I want us to get along because there's something I really want to do with you. Do you know what that is? Killing your husband." - *Henrik's abrupt shift in demeanor with Giovinetta*

Giovinetta intially enjoyed Henrik's company at Indridson, not as a stepmother but as a companion as she is also 10 years younger than him. However, once Henrik forewarns Giovinetta that he wants to kill his father, she begins harboring more suspicions towards him. She eventually realized Henrik was interested in her as a potential partner despite being his stepmother after he pledged his sword towards Giovinetta during his tournament victory.

## Lord Indridson

After their marriage, Lord Indridson never contacted Giovinetta nor visited her room. However, after Giovinetta rejected a vistor's attempted pledge of honor to her, he began violently beating her using his cane.

## Unnamed First Husband

Giovinetta first married a man six years older than her, who was the nephew of Rodrigo the Mighty that she met on her wedding day. She recalls that the consummation ritual in the altar hall attended by dozens of witnesses was preferred over the unbearable lonleiness that she sustained from her isolation in the tower. As her husband was brutally murdered by Johannes on their wedding night, Giovinetta had little emotional attachment to him.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 6 (Webtoon)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 5 (Webtoon)
3. ↑ Chapter 10 (Webtoon)
4. ↑ Chapter 7 (Webtoon)
5. ↑ Chapter 1 (Webtoon)