Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has conjured a shimmering pearl that it always brings with it.

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.

Solestone helps her Auntie Valentine prepare minute Valentine gifts for friends and family and on others' behalf. Most are no bigger than the soulstone's wing-thingy (she knows not what the droplet-shaped fingertip is called, either), which is why Auntie Valentine calls these gifts "Valentinies", singular Valentiny. Sass is in Solestone's nature at her age, so she lightly snarks at the dorky name whenever she can. There is an arid little nook in the cave where materials and finished Valentinies are kept, and a lot of Solestone's free moments during the special time in winter is spent watching over and sorting the objects. She occasionally loses her pearl among the piles, and if it squashes or otherwise damages any of the gifts, it's up to her to find replacements.