Linhardt

Linhardt (リンハルト, Rinharuto) is a noble attendant in Ehrenfest who serves Wilfried as a retainer.

Like all of Wilfried's retainers prior to his winter debut, Linhardt was originally assigned to his position by Lady Veronica. Knowing that the boy would become the archduke for sure, like all of Wilfried's retainers, Linhardt chose to accommodate and spoil him, rather that risk earning his or Veronica's ire by being harsh on him. This resulted in Wilfried's education to be woefully lacking.

After terrible state of Wilfried's education was exposed thanks to Rozemyne, about half of Wilfried's retainers are dismissed. Linhardt is one of those allowed to stay at his masters side by Florencia and Rihyarda, who ruthlessly weeded out anyone deemed to too soft on their charge, too lazy, or lacking in motivation.

Along with Wilfried's other retainers, Linhardt is proud of the boy's hard work after switching places with Rozemyne and praises him for his successful harspiel performance at his winter debut. However, after seeing Rozemyne's harspiel performance and blessing, as well her skill at managing the children in the playroom, Linhardt becomes wary about her aiming for the seat of Aub herself.

During a discussion of Wilfried's retainers in the following night, they learn from Lamprecht that not Rozemyne herself or any of her guardians want her to be the next Aub and that they intend to have her support Wilfried. Due to this insight, the gathered retainers decide that they will foster cooperation between the siblings, hoping that in the future a marriage between them would unite both the former Veronca and the Leisegang faction behind the pair.

A few days later, Lady Rozemyne brings a set of Karuta cards into the playroom and all the other nobles let Wilfried and Rozemyne win. While Wilfried himself is overjoyed with winning, after always losing to Rozemyne even when she was playing with a handicap, his retainers see through it right away, as does Rozemyne, though she only lets her annoyance slip through her facade for a very short moment. She immediately announces that from the next day on, she would bring sweets to give to the winners and claims that she and Wilfried only won the first round so handily because of being experienced players.

This deft manipulation, while at the same time offering an alternative explanation for the other nobles to save face, impresses Linhardt, who voices this to his fellow retainer Lamprecht. .

During the next year's winter socializing, Linhardt is assigned to supervise Wilfried and his friends. However, at one point he trips and falls hard enough to hurt his legs. While he is being treated, Wilfried is looked after by his friends' attendants and is tricked into committing the crime of entering the Ivory Tower.