Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has a large, shield-like object at the end of its tail that it uses for protection.

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.

Calev was hired by Vella to be the guardian of the Black Hearts camp during the night. He guards this secret with his life, for his Master, Valec, loathes the Black Hearts. The only reason they stick around is because Valec refuses to harm any frozen hatchling.