Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. But... where are its legs?

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.

Jervaise is a snake. He swears it's true. He's a big, magic snake who flicks his tongue and forms tight coils and makes curvy shapes in the sand. Snakes are cool. Snakes do what they want. Snakes do not have responsibilities, and Jervaise wants no responsibilities.