Let's break this down because there's more to the story with varré than first meets the eye. When you meet him at the first step, he's actually sizing you up while pretending to help, pointing you toward important locations and giving what seems like solid advice. The whole "maidenless" thing is really just his way of establishing trust, making you feel like he understands your situation. Once you make it to rose church in liurnia, that's when his true colors start showing through, though you might not notice it right away. He starts asking you to do some pretty questionable stuff with those bloody fingers, and it's all tied to serving mohg, the lord of blood.

Interesting bit here, while his early guidance about the roundtable hold is genuinely useful, it's really just bait to keep you engaged until he can manipulate you into helping with mohg's bigger plans. Those pristine white robes and mask he wears? They're actually war surgeon gear, connected to some pretty dark blood rituals. So yeah, while he starts off seeming helpful, he's definitely working against you from the very beginning, just playing a longer game than most enemies would.