[ he comes up the walk slowly but purposefully. it isn't a walk to the principal's office -- although he knows Lelouch won't like any of what he's about to hear. it's just... the walk of a tired man. he pauses when he sees Lelouch, then moves over to him more swiftly, and kneels.
he's been thinking about how to say this for a while now; looking for the right words, the perfect words that might somehow make this all right. but there are no right words, and after a moment he stands and just looks his emperor in the eyes. ]