Whilst we are on the subject of lovely relationships, I have to say that I'm enjoying the back-and-forth of those two worthy ladies. Their interactions seem - many-layered, shall we say.
It might be ungentlemanly to observe, but between you and I, Erika would suit well the role of 'morally ambiguous stepmother' in one of these modern adaptions of the works of Messrs. Grimm.