Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It is very dark in color, but its eyes glow brightly.

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.

Easily startled by larger dragons, Aekyd much prefers asking those smaller than her if they know the answer to her questions. However, being shy, she does not know many others by name. She once saw an adult approach a youngster with 'Hey, kid!' Now she always uses that phrase to get others' attention when she wants it.