Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It must be very shy since it keeps hiding from you.

It’s gotten slightly bigger! 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.

Jub-Jub is a feisty youngster that wandered into the Cave one afternoon, and despite the annoyance of the hatchlings already there, hasn't budged since.  Loyse has taken a particular liking to him, and the two of them often go on adventures together.