Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It seems to spend an awful lot of time grooming itself.

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.

This hatchling loves braiding her hair in various weaves. She commonly has them in beautiful patterns that onlookers may mistake for lace.

When particularly ambitious, she can weave pictures in her hair; a playful hatchling was her most intricate, though she more commonly will do an otter sliding down a bank.

The best gift for her is a new weaving pattern that she can try in her hair.