Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has brightly colored fins on its back.

And look! It has grown larger fins! 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.

Another Plague survivor, he made it safely through due to his small size, for he needed less meat. When the time came for him to grow up, he had visited a white dragon and made his plea, his body frozen for all time. Being small he was able to hide easier from the starving predators. His voice remained angelic and he was often found singing with the birds, a favorite pastime of his. Although not many birds had survived, those that did were often found gathering around the small one, teaching him new songs.