Alice, as a Spirit of Nature, cannot tell a lie.
Moreover, she cannot tell a lie in front of Hill.
Although the Natural Will of Felunryel does not care for Hill as attentively as Teraxil does, Hill would still be warned if someone lied in front of him.
So even if not all of her complex emotions had been expressed, Alice's heart truly felt this way; she did not wish to reconcile with the Leopard just yet, but if Merkel was willing to be her Magical Beast, she was willing to accept him.
Perhaps this was why she had fallen for the black panther. Despite their many conflicts, Merkel understood her too well.
Alice initially chose to become a cat instead of a deer like most Spirits of Nature, probably because of the stubbornness and possessiveness that filled her heart.
Hill glanced at the dead leopard on the ground, still unable to comprehend the reason behind Merkel and Alice's actions.
