Talk:Book 8: Legacy/@comment-43708514-20190902202026

I have a pretty good working theory about who Sophie’s real parents are.

I'm almost certain about who her dad is, and I have an educated guess for who her mom is.

If you don't want to know don't read ahead in this post

Ok, so I think Sophie's genetic father is Bronte. We know abilities have a strong genetic component, and since Bronte is the only other inflictor, it is reasonable to assume he at least contributed to the Moonlark Program. Bronte is also a strong supporter of Sophie and what she stands for in the later books. Originally Bronte doesn't seem to like Sophie, especially in the first 2 books. I theorize this is because he thought the Black Swan brought Sophie to the Lost Cities too early. We know being an inflictor takes a huge toll on the psyche, and I think Bronte thought Sophie wasn’t ready for that, and he wanted her to enjoy her carefree youth for longer, free of this burden. Also, I think Bronte was afraid. He was afraid, that, after Sophie manifested as an inflictor and knew the evil it can bring, she would judge Bronte and would see the darkness it left inside him. This is strongly show when Sophie inflicts on Bronte in Everblaze and sees that darkness, and then afterward, Bronte changes. He told her (and this is one of my favorite lines from the entire book) “It takes a special person to see darkness inside of someone and not condemn them”. After that moment, Bronte strong supports for Sophie and really cares for her.

Now, why would Bronte do this? Why would he contribute to the Moonlark program? Simple. Because Sophie’s real mom is a human. First, this would explain Sophie’s Brown eyes. Second, I believe the purpose of Project Moonlark is to Bridge the gap between Humans and Elves, and the Black Swan believed the best way to do this was to show something half human and half elf could be good. Sophie, due to her upbringing, has a strong sympathy for the humans. You know who else has a strong sympathy for humans? Bronte. Bronte really liked Sophie’s human sister, and he frequently nostaligizes about when the Humans and the Elves lived in harmony. He even says he wishes it could back to the way things were, when humans and elves cooperated.

I actually have a lot more evidence for these theories, but this post was getting long so here’s the gist.