Chapter Forty Ilse tapped a node in the neural network diagram floating in front of her. Even if she had direct access to Emma, the scientist could only hope to approximate what was going on with the AI, but the testing had proven far more useful than she’d ever anticipated. She’d feared Emma wouldn’t agree to it or quit, but the AI kept coming back. The longing to know more about oneself was all too human. “Dr. Aber,” came a harsh voice from across the table. General Aaron. “Is this really the time for you to be looking at that garbage?” Ilse looked up and blinked. “Isn’t it? You said you wanted to have a meeting to discuss the test subject. It reminded me there was something I wanted to check. I can examine this diagram and listen at the same time. Soldiers aren’t the only people who