Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

Loyal Nightwing, or Loy, was abandoned when her parents' cavern was attacked. She almost died, wandering though the Wilderness, but was found and cared for by a pair of white dragons. Because of their kindness, Loy has vowed to never grow into a normal battle-loving black. She may be a bit mean sometimes, but she will never be evil, thanks to her mentors.