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.

Handschuh hates, hates, hates the over-romanticized idea of mating and love some dragons seem to enjoy so much.

A dragon dying because he lost his lady love—that's stupid, not romantic.

A dragoness wanting to do EVERYTHING with her mate, never being apart—that's creepy, not romantic.

A dragoness demanding incredibly dangerous feats as a proof of love from her admirer- thank you very much, but that's just a sign the lady in question loves herself much more than the possible mate.

For a hatchling Handschuh has an incredibly clear view on the world.