Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It sleeps a lot, but when it’s awake, it’s quite a handful.

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.

Cashmere Dorkface is kept by royal dragontenders who pamper her completely. She is happy to let them comb her fluff daily to collect the loose fur. As a growing young dragon, she produces lots of it!

This hatchling's fur is used to make the softest of cloths, even softer than that made from her father's fur because of her youthful downy fur. When the heir to the throne was born, her fur swaddled the newborn as the softest possible wrap. Her fur is permitted only for use by the royal family; anyone else caught using it may be executed.