He didn't expressly forbid me from discussing Gora. But there are things that happened there which he would not permit me to reveal. [ it sounds like a weak excuse, even to him. but those had been Seimei's orders. though if Ritsuka infers that Seimei is alive, Soubi won't contradict him; however, if he's asked outright, he'll deny it, just as he used to. ]