1. Each court leader would give an annoyingly different response. Lux, for example, might cheekily say that the adopted has simply vanished into thin air while Zorya would answer that they've followed the stars towards their next destination. None will give an outright honest answer.,

2. However, if Laurent wanted to make a deal with one of the court rulers for more information, they are always willing to trade. He'll just have to decide if what they want is an appropriate price for the information he seeks.