Thunder Moonfang

Instead of Candice Catnipp laying low until Yhwach and the Quincies declare war on the Seireitei, what if her and Ichigo Kurosaki met at the very beginning when Ichigo first became a Shinigami? What if Candice, while planning for war, interacted with Ichigo and friends regularly? How far would she go to be an ally to Ichigo? And why is Candice unable to get Ichigo out of her head?