Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It occasionally shoots small puffs of smoke from its nose, like it’s trying to breathe fire.

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.

BurningRedSun is a very humble Red Dragon hatchling, the polar opposite of her vain mother, BurningBranch. She loves to help other dragons with their projects, and gets along with everyone. She loves to help FrilledArtist with his creations, she fetches him water and snacks throughout the time he is working. Sometimes he asks her what she thinks about his current painting, which makes her feel very intelligent.