"I have not set foot in Earling since I left so my rother, who loved Niobe and was much bbetter suited to be a lord than I, could marry her. Niobe is a fine woman, and I would have considered her a good friend, as I told Lasair back in Covington, but I did not love her like my brother did," Carsis says.
"All I can promise is to see if any of my remaining contacts know of anything, and try to pass it along to you. I realy can't make myself known any more than that. But it is likely that it is someone who hopes to destabilize the family's power, particularly by blaming me. I can also offer you some coin, if that will help," Carsis sets down a small back between Lasair's and Troi's feet, "And I have more if you can save her. Please, is there anything else I can do to help?"
[sblock=Lasair]You find no indication that Carsis is lying in anything he says. Beyond that, there is a deep concern for what happens, and it does not seem to be a concern for his own well being.[/sblock]