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On page 59 of Snows of Summer, there is, among other things, an explanation of how Radosek came to be in the service of Nazhena. To wit:
...he was stolen from his family in Taldor at the age of 4 by a White Witch of Irrisen, and magically transported to the icy north as tribute for a service rendered to his late father - a foolish Taldan noble whose ambitions in Oppara ended in bloody disgrace despite the deal he cut with the White Witch.
How would the White Witch in question have done this? Scry on Radosek, teleport to the Taldan noble's domicile, and teleport back to the Pale Tower, Radosek in hand? Same as above, but using ice crystal teleport to transport the presumably unwilling Radosek to the Pale Tower? Is there a spell or hex I've missed that allows a witch to summon children to her? Or would she have used a unique ritual with no stats or write-up?
Magical transport can be any of several enhancements to travel, like magical horseshoes, flight, teleport, or whatever. I'd say he was taken as payment for some power or magic, and the witch left. The noble then failed to succeed and the "sacrifice" was for naught.