Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It enjoys gathering pebbles and other small rocks and putting them in a pile.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

When Flagbearer first hatched, he quickly grew in favor from the Enchantress for a reason he didn't quite understand. Sometimes she would speak of a "code", but he never understood what that meant. Gifted with a name earlier than his wings, he was very excited and proud of his status. When his wings grew in, he ran to show the Enchantress, only to find her disappointed, though she tried to make the best of it. Now even more eager to please, he thought for a long time how he could make it up to the Enchantress. When an idea presented itself to him, he became very excited and worked for months in secret, using scraps of fur from the pillow dragons to weave a banner, and then painted it with plant dyes. When it was finally completed, he presented the banner to the Enchantress. She was delighted, and said to him, "For this, you shall be my Flagbearer!" Overjoyed with his new duties, Little Flagbearer carries around a small version of the banner he made at all times.