Yes, I have a task that your skills are suited for.

[ She smiles, like he's supposed to pleased that she thought of him and his expertise. ]

The princess was in contact with the prisoner king, prior to her disappearance. I would like you to find out if she confided this to anyone else. Tutors, maids, friends. If nothing else, perhaps a journal. It is an interesting burden for her to have kept all to herself. And I doubt she did.