Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has brightly colored fins on its back.

And look! It has grown larger fins! 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.

Arawni likes to play with Helmie near the pond and catch fish. He and Helmie are true friends and team workers; Arawni uses his fins and wings to attract fish, and Helmie rounds them all up. Then they eat the fish. They're hardly ever hungry.