It has been six months, nearly seven, since ICE last controlled Ned's body. She only did it to save Ned from the thugs that tried to apprehend him back at O'rriadt. It was also the time where ICE first appeared in Ned's head.
Normally, controlling Ned's body would lead him to use 100% of his body without delay. Especially if the Predictive Combat Emulator was activated. With ICE in control, Ned's mistakes during combat were reduced to 0%. Unless someone was stronger than him and was able to predict Ned's movements.
But Ned didn't assume that even without his command, ICE would control him. This wasn't supposed to happen, or was it? Maybe, perhaps, after Ned successfully activated the Becoming Legend protocol, she evolved as well. But, perhaps, she's doing it following the code embedded in her, to protect Ned, to ensure his survival.
Ned knew the consequences.
