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.

Jayberry, Oteriea's apprentice, has picked up on his mentor's playful nature. Before, Jayberry was timid and scared of everything, but training has helped him become a bold little thing. Even though he likes playing with the other hatchlings of his clan, his best friend is Smallfyre, the wistful mint dragon. He is showing her how to get over her shyness.