"Pretty much after I attained freedom," she said. "Before then...choice did not enter into any of my existence. In truth...I can't even tell you for sure how long it's been since I was first activated. I should have a very accurate count, but..."

She shook her head.

"So many secrets had to be lost...people in my universe were already killing to try and get them, to use the old command overrides to gain control over me again."