Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its belly is bright red and it is most active in the evening.

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.

Sleeping through every morning and day,

Dreamless never saw dawn bringing light.

Night and dusk are when he prefers play

Shadows lengthen while he sings for night.

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When the sun leaves again for its rest

Dreamless Thuwed is ready to work

In the darkness he functions his best

Keeping watch on the south through the murk.

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There dwell men who loathe his kind

Foolish beasts who lack a mind.

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(At least, Dreamless believes that humans are mindless. Certainly there are other individuals who may disagree, but that's beside the point.)