Kallen buys Lelouch time to get away and eject. Suzaku stops his pursuit to save a woman falling from a collapsing building.
The soldiers close in on the resistance, but just as they're about to win, Prince Clovis calls and end to hostilities.
Wait, what?
He moved his guard Knightmares out to fill holes, letting Lelouch get close enough to speak.
Game over, man.
But here's the kicker: Lelouch is a lost prince. 17th in the line of succession. He tells Prince Clovis that he has returned... to change everything.