Talk:The Conspirators/@comment-96.19.117.10-20140211055503/@comment-3498155-20140315005219

Check again. According to Side_Quest_Progression the two quests you mention mark the end of stage 4. Completing them both will move your game to stage 5.

I just passed this point in the game myself. Stage 3 ends at Come to Court, i.e. you're done with the Wyrm Hunt quests and go see the Duke. Confirmed, you can't get this quest before that - you won't be able to enter the castle to meet Fedel. Once I got access to the castle (stage 4), I ignored Aldous (the mainline quests questgiver) and did all the stage 4 quests, including this one.