Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It always seems to be picking over its scales.

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.

Ayla is a real savage (for a Lumina at least). She hangs out with Waterhorse and Turpentine hatchlings, happily shambles through the muddy swamps to play with the Dark Myst Pygmies, and DOESN'T care about her appearance AT ALL!