There was a gut instinct to retrieve the darkest of her memories on paper, to keep it with her just as she did her sword— but she does not. If her hand had moved for just a second, it stopped soon afterward and stayed motionless by her side. 2B could connect the initial dot easily: Murderbot understood.

Why he’d want her book comes in close second, but not completely, so she has to ask, “Why?”

She is not taking it from it, though. She is only asking.