Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It perfectly depicts autumn weather.

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.

Leafglow is one of the most playful hatchlings in her clan, and has little interest in work. During the fall, she plays amongst the leaves with her friends and ride upon the cool mud underneath. Leafglow is a strange hatchling, and it seems she might never grow up. Not that she minds.