Thorin watched Saphira help the dwarves, men and elves with the orc problem and couldn't smile. He was hurt, she didn't trust him enough to share her true identity to him. He still cared for no question, but he couldn't love her the way he did before. Saphira roared loudly as the last of the orcs were destroyed and glides over to Thorin, landing gracefully in front of him. She immediately had a look of frustration on her face.
"Why do you not turn back?" Thorin asked.
Saphira looked at him sadly when she heard the crack in his voice. "I'm trying," She said softly.
"What's stopping you?" The dwarf continued.
"That is a good question," Saphira sighed, lowering her body onto the ground. "Normally I can do it without any problem. Something is stopping me from shifting back."
"And I hope it's not the fear of my sword running through your chest," He said.
"You still want to kill me?" Saphira asked sadly.
Thorin shrugged. "Yes and no," He replied slowly. "I've had my fill of trying to kill the people closest to me. Do you know how much it hurts me to know you couldn't trust me?"
The dwarf saw tears in the dragoness' eyes. "I wish I could go back in time," She said sadly. "I am truly sorry Thorin, I never meant to hurt you. You must believe me."
"I do, and it makes me sick to think I slept with a dragon," He said sadly.
"You don't mean that?" Saphira asked.
Thorin paused for a minute before nodding. "Unfortunately I do."
Saphira looked away sadly. She understood his pain, and she would leave at his request. She saw the dwarves cheering loudly and Gandalf running towards them with Bilbo by his side. Thorin's face lights up when he sees the hobbit.
"Bilbo, you're alive!" He gasped, walking forward.
Bilbo smiled at him. "I do believe so," He said.
"I am so sorry my friend," Thorin said softly. "You did what a true friend would have done."
"It's okay Thorin," Bilbo said gently. He looked up at Saphira. "And things would have been a lot worse if Saphira wasn't here."
Saphira smiled slightly. "Thanks Bilbo," She said softly.
"And now that we all know, we should go and give the men and the elves the treasure they came to us for," Balin suggests.
"Not the elf, he came to fight for his gems," Thorin said abruptly.
"Oh really Thorin," Saphira sighed. "Those gems belonged to his wife once upon a time, and it would be really nice of you if you gave what is rightfully his back to him."
Thorin widened his eyes. "They were?" Saphira nodded. "Well in that case, perhaps we should give the elf those white gems then."
Saphira smiled as the dwarves go into the mountain to collect the treasure for those who asked for it. She stared at the mountain sadly and closed her eyes with a deep sigh.
"My dear Dragoness, I am so terribly sorry for your broken heart," Gandalf said gently, stroking her soft, smooth neck.
"It will heal Gandalf," Saphira said softly. "I have two younglings on the way, and I cannot stay here."
"You're pregnant?!" Thranduil's surprised voice exclaimed loudly. Saphira turned to see Thranduil and Bard approaching them. "Oh, sorry."
"It's okay Thranduil," Saphira chuckled softly. "You didn't need to know."
"Perhaps," He said. "But if I were the father I would ask you to stay."
"I know you would," Saphira said with a smile.
"Where is Thorin?" Bard asked, looking around for the dwarf.
"He's in the mountain collecting the treasure for you and your people," Saphira replied. "Both of you."
"Well, we should wait out here then," Bard suggests.
Thranduil was happy. He sat by Saphira and spoke to her gently in elvish. Saphira wished it was Thranduil who was to be her love instead of Thorin now, perhaps in the future. They both liked each other, and Legolas was very fond of her. He tied some leather together and put it around Saphira's neck with a sheath for Excalibur. The dwarves soon emerge from the mountain pulling carts full of treasure. Thorin held a chest and walked towards the elf who stood up with wide eyes.
"Here Thranduil, Saphira here told me who once owned these gems," He said kindly to the elf. "You may have them back."
Thranduil turned and looked at Saphira. "You told them the gems belonged to my wife?"
"Indeed I did," Saphira said gently. "But like I told you back at Mirkwood, Legolas is worth infinitely more than those gems."
Thranduil smiled and took the chest Thorin had held out to him. He walked past the Dragoness and kissed her on the cheek.
"Thank you Saphira," He whispered before walking away.
Bard watched the dwarves pulling the carts towards the city of Dale. "Thank you Thorin," He said, turning to look at the dwarf.
"I am not worthy of your thanks," Thorin said softly. "I am sorry for withholding the promised treasure to you."
Bard smiled and pulled out the Arkenstone. "Here, as promised," He said, holding it out to the dwarf.
Thorin took it and put it in his pocket. He looked up at Saphira and walked past Bard. "And now is the time for you to leave," He said.
The company who had helped their kin fill the carts and walked up to the dwarf all gasp when they heard Thorin tell Saphira to leave.
"Why uncle?" Kili asked, rushing forward. "She can't leave!"
"Yes she can, I will make her leave," Thorin said firmly to his nephew. "I'm sorry you all had become good friends with her, but this is not your decision to make."
"It is okay Kili," Saphira said gently to the young dwarf. "It is for the best."
"What about…what about…" Kili stammered as he broke into tears.
Saphira's heart broke for the company as most of them were feeling sad and some crying softly that she had to leave.
"I'm sorry Kili, truly I am," She said softly. She stood up and prepared to leave. "But I leave you wish a gift."
"I don't want anything from you," Thorin said loudly.
"It is not just for you," Saphira said softly and leaped into the sky.
Her body glowed a bright, almost white as the aurora emanated from her body. Spreading her wings, the light and aura expanded from her body, filling the ground around the dwarves, men and elves. They felt the warmth from the magic as they watch everything turning backwards. The bodies of all the fallen faded, turning to dust, the carnage and destruction that Smaug had reigned down upon Dale and Erebor was reversed, all the buildings were repaired and trees once again aligned the mountain side. It was as if nothing had ever happened. Everyone was amazed by this power, they all look up to see the light disappear and Saphira flying over Dale with a loud, sorrow filled roar as she left.
"I will find you again," Thorin promised softly.

Saphira wiped a tear from her eye with her claw as she flew back to Mandalay. She was rejected by Thorin and now he will probably try to find Mandalay to kill her. That's if he'll reach her before she gives birth. Which now begs the question if the pregnancy was preventing her from changing back. The aurora lights danced in the sky, but had a sad presence about them. The ancients were feeling for Saphira but she could guess they knew this was going to happen. Now she had to prepare for two babies back home. She sang a gentle song as she flies above the clouds.

'Tried out for the team, and it was gruesome
It's plain to see that you and I are not the perfect twosome.
All that I had wished for now has gone to ruin,
Every hope and daydream burst like a balloon.

High time that I faced, I don't have a prayer.
The dwarf and I, must say good-bye.'

"We're not meant for each other," Saphira sniffed, ignoring the falling tears.
She lightens up when she saw Mandalay in the distance after several days of flying and stops to eat and drink. Saphira felt relief as she dipped into a shallow dive towards the green valley. She saw the unicorns neighing loudly and prancing around. She could swear she saw unicorns she once thought were extinct as well. Landing in front of the castle Saphira saw people in the castle. She gasped loudly, walking closer to make sure she wasn't seeing things.
"No way!" She gasped. "I thought you guys were completely wiped out!"
The valkyries and paladins smile at the Dragoness. They were exactly how the books described them, tall with long, flowing hair and massive wings of different types.
"We made sure nothing of our escape was left behind," A blonde valkyrie said confidently, approaching Saphira and bowing. "It is a pleasure to finally meet you. We have been waiting for you to achieve the right to be the aurora dragon. Many beings you thought were extinct have returned to the valley."
"Like what?" Saphira asked eagerly.
"Oh, just the Qi'lins, Karkadanns, winged horses, fairies, centaurs, griffons, dragon hawks, big cats and wolves," The valkyrie replied with a smile. "I am Bellisimo, descendent of Bessila."
Saphira was surprised by this. "Bessila didn't have a child."
"She did," Bellisimo confirmed. "But had her hidden from the world to see before she died."
"Wow, I can't believe this," Saphira beamed. "Oh, can you get Excalibur. I can't shift right now."
"Of course," A nearby paladin said, taking the sword from its sheath.
"Is it because you're expecting?" Bellisimo asked.
"Yea, how'd you know?" Saphira replied gently.
"Because you won't be able to shift back until you have those babies," She said gently.
Saphira frowned. "Wait, does that mean I will lay eggs instead?"
The valkyrie nodded. That made more sense now. There was a large cavern beneath the castle separate from where Dark Excalibur was. Excalibur was imbedded into the empty boulder beside the sister sword to wait for another age to be used. Saphira spent time on building a nest in the cave and the valkyries and fairies helped in gathering baby items for her. She was happy through the day, but at night she often cried herself to sleep over the broken heart she has. She learned much from the valkyries, paladins and fairies for the next several months, enjoying their company, listening to their stories and telling them her story with Thorin. They all agreed, if he came to the valley they will not kill him but disarm him and all who travel with him to just talk instead of killing Saphira. Especially now that she has finally laid two eggs under the castle and has been able to shift back to human again after six months. They will hatch in a few months and Saphira kept the rocks they sat on warm with her fire. She will gladly tell them stories of her adventure, leaving the romance detail out until they are old enough to learn who their father was and take them to Mirkwood to meet the elves, visit the Shire to have a feast with Bilbo and show them the route she and the dwarves took to reach mountain. That was a part of her parenting plans. She often stared at the mountains now, wondering if Thorin would ever come to Mandalay and discover she had left him without telling him off their babies. The Ancients have told her nothing since she returned to the valley but that was okay. She was doing her part of the world as she waited for her children to hatch.
'Oh Thorin, I wish I told you about your children before I left you. I wish I told you who I was before reaching the mountain, I wish we will meet again and you will be different. Until then, I wish you well my friend.'

The Dragoness will Return