Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has a number of fleshy growths on its head and back.

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.

Smart, calculating, and cold, Karen Parker is possibly the least trustworthy hatchling there is. She's highly intelligent and a useful asset, but she's also an excellent actor, and will sink to the darkest depths of treachery in order to save her own hide. Don't trust her with your secrets—the fact that she's easily frightened and coerced means that such betrayals are by no means unlikely...