"A god? A<em>god?</em>" he scoffs. "There are no gods; no gods who would allow injustice like the Empire to stand, who would allow oppression and corruption on a scale like this, who would allow a curse like the Geass to exist. I bear this power because I<em>have</em>to, to make this world a better place for my sister. Shirley has given me the tool to allow me to do that, and I have no intention of betraying her, because--" "Enough, Lelouch," a feminine voice says, cutting him off. "Shirley! Get out of here, he--" "He either cannot hurt me, or can help me," she says, in a soft, almost monotone voice, as if she were... bored. "Shall we speak, then?"