[private]
[ he smiles so much that it hurts ] I haven't seen it myself, but -- Kallen told me. It's...
[ he wants to say, no one even remembers the 'massacre princess'; he knows Lelouch would have the right words, the smooth and persuasive words that would keep her from asking how that's possible. but he isn't Lelouch and he does not have the right words. ]
...it's a wonderful thing to imagine. Almost too wonderful to believe in, but I know it's real.