I think Violetta has been either seriously underestimated by pretty much all the smoke knights, or she has been actively sandbagging for years. Consider the various scrapes she has come out on the winning end of, not by luck or overwhelming talent, but through tactics and outsmarting her opponents. She is formidable, full stop.

I'm also waiting for the other shoe to drop about her "death." That squid has been on the mantlepiece for way too long, I need some closure/exposition here!