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.

Petra believes she is the most special hatchling in the whole cave and that nothing could be done without her. But despite all the things that had to happen to make her hatching possible and besides the great energy she possesses, she also leaves behind a huge mess everywhere she goes and she smells.