Ponder

Ponder is mentioned in Every Heart a Doorway, and appears briefly in Beneath the Sugar Sky.

Appearance
Ponder is very tall, with yellow hair the same shade of his Candy Corn, along with candy-corn-colored eyes. He has large, calloused hands, with dark, warm-colored skin.

Before the Books
Onishi Sumi met Ponder during her first visit to Confection, and fell in love with him then. She was exiled before they could get married. Eventually, however, she returned to overthrow the Queen of Cakes, and married him. The two of them had a daughter, Rini. When Sumi started disappearing from existence, Rini went off to find her.

Every Heart a Doorway
Sumi tells Nancy that she is in a relationship with a Candy Corn Farmer from the far reaches of the Kingdom, and that they'd get married if she hadn't gotten exiled, and he probably would tend his fields alone, and her granddaughter would one day visit his grave.

Beneath the Sugar Sky
Rini brings her group of travelers- Kade, Christopher and Cora- to her Father, hoping that he'll be able to return Sumi's Nonsense to her Shade, which they retrieved from the Halls of the Dead. Though he doesn't know how, he directs them towards the Baker. He also gives them some gifts for the journey: a small sickle for Cora, a jar of honey for Kade, and either a white rock or hard egg for Christopher.

Sumi
Ponder and Sumi love each other a lot.

Rini
Rini is Sumi and Ponder's daughter. She thinks the world of him, and believes that he has the answer to everything.