Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

The existence of each dragon in the Dewsong clan is recorded onto a long scroll managed by Dewsong, the human. The dragon's name, gender, and age are written down. Even a small drawing of the dragon is created.

But for Little Black Smudge, there is no birth certificate, no proof of her life in the Dewsong clan. Maybe once, a very long time ago, there was, but now all that remains is a little black smudge. All information about all dragons in the Dewsong clan has always been recorded. There is never a mistake, never has been. There are no errors. Therefore this dragon cannot exist.