Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s brightly colored and chirps quite often.

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.

Lyra is far more of a tomboy than her mother (Sasami) would like her to be.  She has no interest in learning to flick her tail "just so" in order to garner adoration from willing suitors.  Whatever she wants, she takes, which is an easier concept for her to grasp.  She likes to spar with Xenith, and spends most of her time with the other hatchlings.