[He's nervous. Lelouch, the boy who killed Clovis in cold blood. Who shamelessly ordered Euphy to commit massacre then shot her dead. Whose reign as Emperor was empowered by destroyed wills and spilt blood. Nervous.]
[Cornelia is not.]
[It isn't that she trusts the boys; on the contrary, she is well aware that Lelouch could have shaped their conversation towards this outcome. Neither does she assume that she can handle them easily should they take aggressive action against her. Rather, it's that as Zero, Suzaku has an image to maintain—an image which will all but vanish if he harms her out of turn. Likewise, she assumes that Lelouch is unlikely to initiate anything.]
[She watches Suzaku leave, then takes a seat at the dining table and motions for Lelouch to join her.]
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[Cornelia is not.]
[It isn't that she trusts the boys; on the contrary, she is well aware that Lelouch could have shaped their conversation towards this outcome. Neither does she assume that she can handle them easily should they take aggressive action against her. Rather, it's that as Zero, Suzaku has an image to maintain—an image which will all but vanish if he harms her out of turn. Likewise, she assumes that Lelouch is unlikely to initiate anything.]
[She watches Suzaku leave, then takes a seat at the dining table and motions for Lelouch to join her.]
Sit.