You're Mistaken

The talk with the director had opened up Ashton's eyes. But still, there was too much on his plate. The nobles were already his enemies and now that the princess had got a whiff of who he was, she wasn't going to stop pestering him either. 

The director was pretty sure of that. That was the reason why she advised Ashton to try and grow stronger. Although she could have protected him from them as a service to his parents, who god knows were even alive or not, it was impractical to think she could have her eyes on Ashton 24x7. 

That left them with only one option. He had to be responsible for protecting himself. Although not always, it wouldn't hurt them if he was prepared just in case. There was another thing she wanted to talk about... the hierarchy between the students of the academy.