Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It was born with a full set of wings.

And look! Its wings have grown larger! 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.

Valerie von Tannavich II. Just the name makes many dragons sigh with irritation and annoyance. And Valerie von Tannavich II is quite irritating and annoying, as any dragon around her soon learns. As an egg, Valerie was pampered, since she was a tan ridgewing, and according to legends, they were rare. As soon as she hatched, however, Valerie was already doomed to a life of arrogance, vanity, and self-importance. As soon as Valerie could speak, she began to criticize others. She condemned their looks. She scoffed at their eating habits and their flying skills. Nothing was good enough for her. And as if that wasn't bad enough, Valerie was a perfectionist. If the cave had even a straw out of place, Valerie would command all of the hatchlings to fix it. If the camp was dirty, Valerie would complain until it was cleaned. Soon, almost everyone resented Valerie. Maybe she is better off frozen. An annoying hatchling is better than an annoying adult, especially one like Valerie von Tannavich II.