Unusually, the cat's emotions are a little bit more complex than would be found in ordinary animals. She also appears to be psychically linked to Trever somehow.

Veena hung in that limp noodle way that cats do where it's very easy for them to ooze out of the grip of the person holding them.

"Or eat it," he muttered in annoyance. "She's been investigating everything since we showed up. It's impossible to keep track of her half the time."

This is actually a lie. It doesn't show physically on him, he's pretty good there, but there's the calculated emotional feeling - a lie he's prepared and been using for some time now; probably as long as he's been on the ship.

Not every accidental kitty investigation has been "accidental".