Wow, Pamela got off pretty easy for dancing with flaming shoes, huh?
How on earth is Kate's family noble? If her line's founder was an NCO and his wife was a commoner, there's literally no noble blood to be found. Some 16 year old brat who graduated from a military academy would outrank him.
I really enjoy it in time travel plots when someone says "But in the legends they say-" and the person in question responds "are you dumb bro, why would that be true".