Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It occasionally shoots small puffs of smoke from its nose, like it’s trying to breathe fire.

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.

Red Lollypop, Lolly for short, didn't get the chance to grow up. Though she was able to get her wings, which she is grateful for. She still tries to keep up with the grown dragons in her den, the Snowdog clan, and never lets her size get her down.