Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It must be very shy since it keeps hiding from you.

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.

Poor little Despite. He is the first frozen hatchling in the dark, damp cave. Despite spends most of his time in a small network of tunnels he started when he first came to the cave and was frozen. He hopes there will be others like him, stuck in their small, hatchling state. Even though the other, unfrozen hatchling tease him about being forever young and incapable of defending himself, he knows one day there will be more with him. Then they will be able to overcome foes by sheer numbers and will therefore be able to help the adults in battle. He knows his dream will come true eventually.