Talk:When You Wish Upon a Well/@comment-5646665-20140711233939/@comment-17705439-20140717020633

My guess is mainly from some observations, the most direct ones being noted here.

1. Sofia somehow gets a royal suite overnight-it's as though one was already there prior to Miranda's wedding. Same for her throne. Miranda's throne likely belonged to the twins' mother, but how'd a third little throne show up? Sofia's throne is also handled roughly by the servant carrying it, who must be reminded of who currently sits there.

2. The palace has a pair of child-size trick shoes in mint condition, making them too recent to be made in Roland's time. Cedric dislikes children, making him be the hexer unlikely, despite Amber's accusation, and the twins are bad magicians.

3. Roland takes extra care of Sofia, more so than anyone else, wanting her not to get hurt, despite her hardiness, deeply valuing time spent with her above all others. He also says she may be a fine ruler someday.

So perhaps there was a third child in the palace before Sofia that Roland used his first wish to help, but the wish somehow went wrong, possibly changing Sofia's life to a dramatic degree before she even became a princess. So when Sofia arrived, Roland wanted to take her as his second chance at raising a third child. Just a wild idea, but it might help explain things.