Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It gives off a strange odor.

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.

Many of the other youngsters have trouble pronouncing Oshm's name, so they have nicknames for her, disparaging ones usually about her studiousness and odor. She's the only lindwyrm of her cohort, and the bolder ones also like twisting her wings or pulling an arm to make her fall. Outwardly, she only scowls and squeaks indignantly. She's decided that in the future, when she's stronger, faster, and smarter, she'll kill and eat all of them.