That being said, would fighting without reciprocation even count? Suppose I raised my hand to you, if you don't put up a fight on your behalf, that might not even be successful.

[is he... looking out for Rolo... a little bit?? wheeze. he does need an ally in this place, but it's a little more than that. there's no way to sort it all out right now, because as we all know Lelouch has to overthink every little thing he does ever.

it would be so much easier if he was stuck here with Suzaku, because they can argue about everything all the time.]