We were given strict orders by the Governor-general not to move no matter what happens. That's why... So...!

It's okay. Kitamura's ordered him to stay away and to focus on studying instead.

The only thing I know about the shogun's true identity is that he's ordered everyone not to get involved with Orihara Izaya.

When Her Grace the Duchess knights a man, she does so to cause him gracefully to follow the laws of the State and of knighthood.