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.

Mien-Su was adopted into her clan by the young adults, the group fearing that her egg would not survive without any of her family. She considers the adults in her adoptive clan to be her many surrogate parents, learning important lessons from each of them. Being a permanent hatchling, she is protected from the hardships of adulthood and enjoys spending her time play fighting with the other young in the caves, going on little adventures. She is very confident and fears nothing and no one, which frequently gets her into trouble!