#I know half of it was prophecy stuff which obviously won’t affect a decoy but still

[knight-princess]

Ooh this is interesting. It’s adds a whole extra layer of shady (not that the kidnap of children isn’t awful on its own) but using another child as a decoy to keep a different child safe . . . if you suspect a threat to Elora, and you swap her out, you put the child you’re swapping out into danger

Okay, this is a little off the wall but bear with me...

So, it must be a bit of a known thing that Elora Danan has red wavy hair, because otherwise why go to all the trouble of having her dye it?

And what if to keep Elora Danan secret and safe you needed to divert attention elsewhere?

What if you found a little girl, with red curly hair, who was just about the right age, and insisted that she stay by the princess' side, almost like one of your own children? What if you wanted a decoy?

We don't know why Sorsha decided to kidnap a Bone Reaver child, but this one would certainly be convenient...