Oh... they were both novels. One was set in a kingdom full of magic, and the other was a romance.

[Maybe she shouldn't talk about romance to a ten year old. Hm. Anyway. Moving on!]

...a dragon bat? [She's interested! ...but she can't help but look concerned at the knowledge that he's died before. Probably from where he was before here. What kind of asshole would kill a kid, wow.] What did you train it to do?