Hi Waterbeefly!
It depends on the version you play. The release version ahs the bug, that the quest can´t be solved any more when mardaneus is in the council of 7 already. If you´ve installed the patch you can tell him in the council as well.
If you have the release version your quest will remein unsolvable as the patch takes it´s full effect only with a new game after the patch installation. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
