[She nods.] It's hard to explain. [In part because even now she won't reveal her brother's secret.] There was a man there who I went to meet with before addressing everyone. We were planning peace. An end to terrorism, and a start of equality. It was going well, but something happened.
[She frowns, looking down at her hands.] He had...an ability. [She looks back up, wanting him to believe that Lelouch meant no harm much more than she's worried about him believing in her own innocence.] He was just telling me about it. He didn't mean any harm. It was just supposed to be a example.
[Softer, as if repeating the words might somehow change her again even after Yuuki and Cross were able to make her better again.] He said I would have to do whatever he commanded even if he said I had to kill all the Japanese.