Re Ashford : That's the one argument that shoots down the theory, yes. If anything, he'd gain more by giving both of them back to Britannia the first chance he gets. Unless there's something we're not seeing, in which case it's as good as altruism as a guess.
Re That Last Question : I'm still not even sure why Lelouch was sent to Japan in the first place. Even if he's fallen from grace, he's still got his uses. So unlike the Emperor not to make every card in hand count...he did say that Lelouch makes a good bargaining chip. Bargaining for what? And why did they attack Japan right then? It doesn't make much sense to do something so elaborate just to get rid of him and/or Marianne's line, and I doubt Marianne's killers had the authority to launch THAT offensive. You'd think Lelouch would have more faith in humanity, though,if the Ashfords were loyal enough to follow him into exile and give away their chances of rising in Europe. Maybe it's like the English companies in India? But they're supposedly there before shit happens...
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Re That Last Question : I'm still not even sure why Lelouch was sent to Japan in the first place. Even if he's fallen from grace, he's still got his uses. So unlike the Emperor not to make every card in hand count...he did say that Lelouch makes a good bargaining chip. Bargaining for what? And why did they attack Japan right then? It doesn't make much sense to do something so elaborate just to get rid of him and/or Marianne's line, and I doubt Marianne's killers had the authority to launch THAT offensive. You'd think Lelouch would have more faith in humanity, though,if the Ashfords were loyal enough to follow him into exile and give away their chances of rising in Europe. Maybe it's like the English companies in India? But they're supposedly there before shit happens...