Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It perfectly depicts winter weather.

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.

Articklaw is one of Phoenix's dragons. He is a very energetic hatchling who enjoys hopping about in snowdrifts. He was frozen (rather ironic for a winter dragon) because he only had a few hours to live, unfortunately the moment before the freezing spell was finished he grew his wings. Fyrestar, Phoenix's Magi dragon who was casting the spell, couldn't stop because it would be problematic if he did. Articklaw doesn't mind though, he can still play in the snow and have fun with Phoenix's other hatchlings.