Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Unlike the other hatchlings, this one hatched with wings.

And look! Its back legs have become a second set of 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.

Once upon a time, there lived a little Skywing dragon who loved popsicles. He coveted lime, strawberry, orange, every single flavour that comes to mind, and his favourite,  SOUR BLUE RASPBERRY POWAHH. Now this little hatchling was told that eating too many of these deliciously filling popsicles would make him stop growing forever. Undaunted by the warning and craving his fill of those sugary ice bars, he continued to eat them. And then...

Popsicle Ice really did stop growing.