There is a brief moment of utter triumph when Alexander watches the video surveillance of his Elya taking the pallet into her lair one box at at time. Sure, each box is inspected like it might contain a bomb, and that just proves he's right to look to her. She understands the world they live in. There would be no picking up a wife who sold him out or got him in trouble because she was stupid. Eventually she'd even relax enough to allow a better partnership. Her creations were just so marketable. He could see the future as he replayed the video.