Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon.

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.

Karanadeshiko is a pretty little thing. She spends much of her time with other hatchlings since the larger, full-grown dragons are a bit frightening to her. The few adult dragons that she may hang around are those she knew when they were little, and she is terribly spoiled by all of them.