Conrad is a monk, but he has become a Monk through trickery and against his will.
And so it comes to pass that Conrad finds himself constantly dodging death by various means.
Conrad is also clever, charming, entirely self-serving, self-absorbed and almost completely without scruple -- but in Anglo-Saxon England, when the Danish invaders come calling, those are very helpful attributes to have.
So, it is fair to say that his heart isn\'t really in it.
Conrad is a monk, but he has become a Monk through trickery and against his will