Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has wings—but no hind legs—and it enjoys flying by the ocean.

And look! It has grown another set of 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.

There aren't many lindwurms in this hatchling's neck of the woods, and since she'd rather blend in than stand out, she usually goes about pretending she's a double-winged wyvern instead. Anyone foolish enough to point out that she's got a single set of arms instead of a single set of legs is quick to receive a punch in the face, allowing her perfect disguise to continue uninterrupted.