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.

Czalhith serves his mistress as a house pet. He's an exceptional guard dragon. His owner froze him with a spell right before maturation to keep his diminutive size and to help keep him off the counters. His wings are non-functional (since he was not allowed to completely mature).