Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

Nargos is the bravest and strangest hatchling in his cave. He hatched on the bank of a large swamp and his first sight was a hungry alligator. Thinking that this vicious gator was his mamma, he hasn't left it alone since. The gator frequently snaps at Nargos and growls ominously, but Nargos only thinks of it as a game and dodges the strikes and laughs. When the gator is sleeping, Nargos will cuddle up to it and fall into a deep and happy sleep... at least until the gator awakens and attempts to bite his tail off.