Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Like with the egg, time feels inconsistent around this hatchling.

And look! It has gotten bigger! 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.

This little hatchling shouldn't exist.

No really—he shouldn't.

His mother should have died long before his egg was laid. The only reason she survived beyond the destined point in time is Glitch's father and his devotion. Some might claim his fanatical devotion. The ripples his actions caused, caused him to be cast out from his brethren and Glitch's own predicament of not ever being able to grow up. Still—although Glitch is in a way literally frozen within his own timeline, he cannot blame his father. Without his rule breaking Glitch wouldn't exist at all.