See, I'm not too evil! I updated very fast. As I said before, the two names I picked out are Jazmyn and Myra. Okay, enjoy and review!!!

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Last time:

"Torah! No! We need to talk!" Torah turned to the entrance. Rikash and Faziah stood there. Torah glared at him and turned back to Zamar. "It's too late, Salmalin. Leave me alone." She turned and kissed Zamar, ignoring Rikash and Faziah.

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This time:

Before Torah's lips could touch Zamar's, a gust of wind blew them apart. Torah stared at Rikash, wonderingly. He looked as confused as she did. Something hit her in the face. Torah spun around to see Toma perched on the window. Torah groaned and gave her a glare. Toma cocked her head and flew down to rest on Torah's shoulder.

"You should know something about Rikash, Queen." She said smugly. Torah rolled her eyes and tried to push her off. She yelped as Toma's claws dug into her skin.

"What? Was he drunk? I don't care! He should have thought of that before! Mages shouldn't even drink! It's bad for mages to drink! It makes them lose control of their power!" Torah yelled.

"And he didn't lose control, did he? The last time I checked, the palace was still standing." Toma responded, still smug. Torah looked at her in shock.

"Wh-what? I don't understand!" Torah looked back at Rikash in confusion.

"Ask your betrothed." Toma said. She flew back to Faziah and landed on the girl's arm. Torah turned to face Zamar. He was looking at Rikash in annoyance and anger. When he saw Torah looking at him, he flashed a smile.

"Dear, ignore him. Obviously, my sister didn't want him, so he came back here to try and win you back. Isn't that right, dear?" Zamar took a step towards Torah and placed his arm around her waist. Torah turned to face him, anger portraying in her features.

"What did you do, Zamar? Faziah wouldn't be with him if she wasn't interested in him and he came here to win me back! Tell me what happened, Zamar!" Torah flashed him a cold glare. Zamar leaned in towards her.

"Don't forget our children!" He whispered. He put a hand on Torah's stomach and straightened. "I gave Rikash tea spiked with a love spell. He fell in love with my little sister. Gaviena, the girl who I was supposed to marry, fell in love with Rikash after receiving the same love potion. As I hoped, Torah came running to me. She's carrying my child now."

The crowd gasped. Faziah looked shocked. Rikash smiled at Torah slightly, before hanging his head. Torah turned back to Zamar, who was smiling smugly. Before he could say anything, Torah leaned in and whispered in his ear.

"The children are no longer yours. Same with me, you foul pervert." She turned and slapped him hard on the face. "I never want to see you again! I wanted you as a friend, Zamar, but obviously you don't want me! You bore me, Highness!" Torah slapped him again for good measure and ran from the room, trying not to cry.

Kally and Kaddar stood up. It was Kally who spoke first. "There will be no marriage here today. Thank you for wasting your time. Son, we're disappointed in you."

Kaddar nodded coldly. "To go further, I disinherit you. I will not disown you, but you will never be emperor. I name my daughter Faziah heir to the throne of Carthak. Faziah, come here, please."

The small girl walked to the front of the room, trembling. Everyone sank into low curtsies and bows. Faziah nodded to them all. When she reached the front of the room, she turned to stand by her brother and father. Zamar stared at her in anger and shock.

"I can't believe that you'd do this to me, Father! You're making her the heir! She's a girl, and a stupid one at that!" He turned to Faziah. "You're just going to butt in and take my position as the rightful king! I deserve the throne, not you, you little creep!" He yelled. Faziah smiled at him sadly.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, brother. You're nothing more than a power-hungry freak that cheats to get girls. Get out of my sight, please. I don't wish to see you right now." Zamar turned to the crowd before screaming and running from the room.

Rikash slipped from the room. He was followed by Toma. He smiled at her. "Too loud in there. Although, that was a good show. Remind me to set the winds against that big-headed prince someday." She said flatly.

Rikash laughed. "I will. Do you know where Torah is? I should talk to her. But, what if she still hates me, or doesn't believe me? She might still love Zamar, or- ow! What was that for?" He yelled as Toma landed on his head and gripped it hard.

"Self-pity!" The dragon said cheerfully. "I hate it." She flew to a closed door and nodded. "Torah's in there. Come and tell me when you're done. I need to talk to her. She made an awful mistake about getting together with that fat-head. I like you much better."

"Thanks." Rikash whispered, touched by the rare compliment.

Toma turned to glare at him. "Whatever." She said. She was back to her old-self. She snorted. "Don't let it go to your head. We don't need two big-heads! Now go!"

Rikash smiled grimly and opened the door. He glanced inside, insides melting as he saw Torah on the bed, crying her eyes out. Apparently, she still loved Zamar. She glanced up at him.

"Torah, I'm sorry. I know that you still love Zamar, but I wanted to tell you that I love you and always will." Rikash looked at the ground, waiting for her to laugh at him and tell him to leave. He looked up in surprise when she did neither.

Torah was sitting on the bed smiling at him. She looked sheepish, as if she was going to get scolded. Rikash raised an eyebrow at her.

"And here I was waiting for you to get angry with me for ever doubting you. I thought that you would hate me because I couldn't see through Zamar's plan. You shouldn't be sorry; I should. I know Zamar better than you. I know that he's always loved me and would do anything to get me. I am mad at you about one thing, though." She said. Rikash smiled at the glint of mirth in her eyes.

"What's that, Lady Toralina?" He asked, still smiling. Torah mock-glared at him and got off of her bed. She walked over to him.

"What in the name of Mithros' shield took you so long!?" She demanded. Before Rikash could answer, Torah's lips were on his.

The two kissed desperately and hungrily. Torah's hands slipped around Rikash's neck and tangled in his hair. Rikash's hands pressed against Torah's small back, pressing them closer together. Both of them could only focus on the kiss. It was like nothing before. They had never kissed this desperately before.

After a few minutes, Torah pulled away and leaned against him, smiling widely. She frowned suddenly and pulled out of Rikash's arms. She wobbled over to sit on her bed. Rikash followed her, a worried expression on his face.

Torah felt a tear trickle down her face. Rikash wiped it away. "What's wrong?" He asked her.

She shook her head. "I'm pregnant, Rikash. I'm pregnant with Zamar's daughters. You have every right to hate me." She turned away. Rikash smiled and put an arm around her.

"What if I say that I know that and I still love you and always will no matter what? What'll you say then?" Torah started to sob. Rikash pulled her onto his lap and turned her around so he could look at her. "What?" He asked.

Torah threw her arms around Rikash's neck. "Thank you so much! I love you!"

Rikash shrugged. "I know." He said, smirking at her. Torah giggled. "I'll adopt them if you want. We don't need to tell them that Zamar's their real father until their older."

There was a loud snort at this. They turned to stare at the door. Torah stood up. "Yes, Toma? Did you want something?"

The pink dragon cocked her head. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I did!" She said dryly. "I was going to wait until you were done, but it's taking forever so I came in here."

"We haven't seen each other in a month!" Torah protested.

"And whose fault is that?" Torah hung her head. Rikash put an arm around her and glared at the dragon.

"It's Zamar's." He said. Torah smiled at him gratefully. He smiled back. The dragon shrugged and flew to land on Torah's shoulder. Torah smiled at it.

"Well, you should now something." Toma said. "I happened to overhear you talking about Torah's children. They aren't Zamar's anymore. They're yours for now, Rikash. You shouldn't tell them about Zamar. He isn't their father."

"But we never-" Torah turned to stare at Rikash. "He isn't their father!"

Toma snorted loudly. "Humans! So ignorant! With dragons, it doesn't matter who gave birth to them. Their parents are who takes care of them the most. Their parents are who treat them the best. Your daughters' father is Rikash. I can see into the future sometimes." Toma smiled. "Now, Torah, I must talk to you."

Torah hugged Rikash one more time before leaving the room to go with Toma. Toma was silent for a few minutes before saying, "Zamar will never be emperor. Kally and Kaddar have named Faziah their heir."

Torah smiled in surprise. "Really?! Carthak will have its first crown princess! That is so exciting! You could have told me that with Rikash there though. Why are we here again?"

Toma landed on Torah's shoulder. "So I could yell at you. Right now I'm enjoying the quiet, though." She paused before saying, "Okay, I'm ready." Torah cringed as the dragon yelled right in her ear.

"I can't believe you! You left all of your advisors and subjects to fend for themselves! You are the lightning queen, Torah! You need to learn that no matter how upset you are, you still need to rule over us! You can't leave up on our own! I was supposed to look over you! You can't just run away! Gods, Torah! You can't ignore your magic! You're a queen! What would happen if Kalasin or Shinkokami or Thayet or Faziah turned away from their countries?!" The dragon stopped yelling. "All done." She said smugly. Torah sighed.

"I guess you're right. I'm sorry." The dragon nodded. Before she could speak, Torah did for her. "Wait, I know what you're going to say. You're going to say that you're always right, and you're going to tell me not to do it again."

Toma laughed. "You know me to well, Queen. All right; that's enough yelling for now. When are you going back to Tortall? Your friends aren't happy with you." Torah cringed again. She should have known.

"I don't know. I think I should stay here to help Faziah. Is Zamar going to be exiled?"

Toma gave half a nod. "Not out of the kingdom, but he won't be allowed to leave the family's winter home. He and his wife will stay there."

"Wife?" Torah asked.

"Oh, yes. He's engaged again. This time, Kaddar set it up. The empress didn't want him causing anymore trouble, so he's getting married. He'll be married to Ardinea, the youngest daughter of Varice. I think that she's Faziah's age."

"I feel bad for her."

"Don't. She's had a crush on him since she was six. Her sister Lizia is much more sensible. She said that I was beautiful."

Torah grinned as the dragon puffed up with pride. "She only said it to win you over. She wanted something from you. I can't believe that you actually fell for that!" Torah snorted loudly, trying not to laugh. She failed and started to laugh. Toma glared and flew away from her.

"Think whatever you want! I'm a dragon! You're a human! I would know!"

"I'm the Lightning Queen! I would know!" Torah tried to keep her voice straight, but she couldn't. Toma flew away, snout in the air. Torah started laughing even harder as she ran into a wall.

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Bit of humor in that chapter. I hope you liked it. It wasn't anything big after the first page, but I certainly enjoyed writing about it! Did you like it? Review!!!