Oi, was it intentional that Duvessa's name can be shortened without vowels to DVS, like as in devious? 'Cause goddamn this chick is stone-cold and a fox! I don't normally feel the need to comment on games here, but I was actually very surprised by how much better this game actually is versus my initial expectations of it (no offense).
If the art gets cleaned up and you actually give us a real reason to care about Erika (sorry, not sorry), I think you have a real winner on your hands here for people that can appreciate a good story about a machiavellian duchess-heir to be.