Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s brightly colored and chirps quite often.

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.

Hiera is a quiet hatchling, not one for communicating much.  She is the quiet observer, if you will.  She will gladly play with other hatchlings, though she prefers to just sit by and watch.  She doesn't fly because of a fear of heights, and as such her wings are frail and small.