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.

Cherry Muffin is the eldest of her siblings and thus has taken on the role of protector. She makes sure that little Raspberry Roodle stays out of danger and doesn't get up to too much mischief. She is quite serious for one so young but her little sister has been known to get her into laughing fits from time to time. The other cave hatchlings look up to her for guidance.