Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has a large stone on its tail.

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.

Rankled is a sassy little hatchling that always seems to be annoyed. She'll come tromping in from running around and complain like a small child that she's too hot or too cold or is too dirty or it's too windy outside. If one makes her angry by ignoring her complaints, she'll run up against them, butting them with her little horns. But she can be very affectionate when she wants to be, and will rub up against the owner's leg if she's in a good mood.