Goodness, the tension is immense. Both Claude and Sophia are practically trapped as bait in a spider's web set up by Violet. Then you have Lily skulking as a would-be predator with protection offered by that buffoon of a crown prince. It's somewhat worrisome because, while Violet is an ally on the surface, we don't know her grand schemes or ambitions, and it doesn't appear that she calculated Claude and Sophia getting close, at least not when we judge her reaction to seeing Claude acting as escort to Sophia and holding her hand.