Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has bright blue eyes, and is as clumsy as any other hatchling, but it never seems to get injured.

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.

Tides of time may spin you round

Drag you out to sea

But through the storm your eyes will meet

The Oracle of Delphi

Storms may come and storms may go

A fact of destiny

But no harm will come to those who meet

The Oracle of Delphi

Death will stalk you to your grave

Ignores a desperate plea

But those who accept are those who met

The Oracle of Delphi

Life will blossom, life will flower

Grow up into a tree

But those whose paths encounter hers

Will live life happily.