[Flashback] The treasure of the cat kind

[Alice]

“I definitely won't give the ring away for free, even to the scientists. It's not just a trophy. I like it. But I'm willing to exchange it for a piece of the treasure. That's why Max is better than the scientists. And it's better not to quarrel with Max unnecessarily. I'm friends with Marla, Marla looks after my cat when I'm away, and Marla is friends with Max. That's why I'd also prefer to be friends with him, or at least not to be enemies. If we go to the scientists, my relationship with Max definitely won't improve.”

Alice thought for a long time. She weighed the options in her mind, but Amir was right that in such a delicate matter it was risky to turn to outside specialists if it was possible to do without them. Alice wasn't an expert in catlord technology, but she knew more about it than Amir himself or anyone else on the ship's crew.

“I've dealt with human technology. I'm pretty good at it. The catlords have different technology that they use for werecats. I can't promise that I'll be able to figure it out, but if you don't want to go to outside specialists, I'm willing to try. You're right, it will be difficult for me to deal with Max. But I once doubted whether it was worth dealing with you.” She smiled. “So I'm willing to give him a chance and work on one side. I'm in”