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.

Alexei is a mischievous, energetic dragon who was frozen as a hatchling. Like all black dragons, he likes to fight; however, his idea of a good fight is tackling Saburo into a mud puddle. He can be very disagreeable, but still manages to be a worthy addition to 5ilence's scroll.