From Boardgamenews.com:
"In addition to Carcassonne: Abbey & Mayor, coming out at Essen from Hans im Glück and Rio Grande, yet another Carcassonne expansion lies in wait. Adam Spielt lists a package deal of the basic Carcassonne game with a sixth expansion that’s subtited Graf, König und Konsorten. Since “Graf” is “Count” and “König” is “King,” this seems like a compilation of previous small releases, specifically the Count of Carcassonne and the King half of the King/Scout small box. Consorts are a new part of the tiled puzzle, though, so we’ll have to wait for more details on them. Since the release date is listed as November, the wait won’t be too long."
Maybe consorts are my Apprentice rules