The things that you have seen and done and know in those months seem to be significant.
[ He's. Focused, at least, even if the hardness has mellowed again. He lowers his eyes, watching the cuts on his hand. Thinking. He doesn't have the strategic mind that Lelouch does, but he can draw some conclusions, from what he's known about Lelouch and the situation in the Empire.
He's not denying the words outright, but he's also... ]
Ten million people died. You cannot tell me there could not have been another way.