Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It glows brightly, and seems to prefer warm areas.

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.

Spark and Eye of the Tiger were having trouble. Their children didn't seem to have very bright futures in front of them. Then an ember dragon egg was brought into the cave and hatched very quickly. Spark had a plan. She told her mate and he agreed. When Lava Lizard gendered, he was frozen and given as a gift to the two troubled dragons. They accept him as one of their own, and he has brought a lot of light to their lives.