Jolie never died. Brant got shoved out of the building w/ his fire and all her heard was her screams stop. She could've slid out the back door and faked her death. Why I think this:
1. Edaline got her hair off her brush, not her corpse
2. There was no body
3. No witness to the murder
4. She could've thought Brant was trying to murder her, so she went into hiding and didn't tell Grady and Edaline bc she didn't want the Neverseen coming after them
And hold onto your hats and lemme explain this... Jolie is Lady Candace! Here's why!:
1. Lady Candace was said to be in Ravagog for 15 years when Sophie showed up, and was told she had been living there for 16 years (Sophie’s 2nd year of Foxfire) so the timeliness adds up
2. Lady Candace has one line of mentioning her 'husband: "I had a husband once..." was her line (talking 'bout Brant!!!)
3. King Dimitar allowed her to stay and trusted her because she had no choice but to stay loyal to him
4. When King Dimitar let Lady Candace question the rebelling ogres, it was a gruesome sight, but Lady Candace said she'd seen that kind of hatred before or smthn like that (talking 'bout Brant!!!)
5. She was able to handle those sea monsters easily bc she grew up at Havenfield/fields of monsters!
6. When Sophie searched Jolie's room, she found 'Lovley Raven Locks' and Lady Candace has Raven Hair
7. She and Jolie have the same abilities
8. When she found the Ruckleberries, she remembered Forkle knew they were his instead of the huge jump Lady Candace lied about
9. She lives on a boat, probably bc she's afraid of a house burning down around her so she'd rather live on the water
10. When Sophie called Lady Candace that one time about Alvar, it took her forever to answer. Maybe from being asleep, or maybe because she had to drink a couple appearance altering elixirs
Ik ik kinda a stretch... just think about it!!!