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.

Mist grew up with Blue Angel Baby, a White Dragon. They became the best of friends, and even once vowed they would marry one another when they grew up.  But as they approached adulthood, they learned of the dispute between the Black and White dragons.  The Black Dragons were fierce warriors whilst White Dragons were passive, and disliked the Black Dragons ways.  Mist and Angel knew if they grew up and joined their respective clans, they would be forced to stay away from one another, or worse, hurt one another.

To forever remain together, Mist and Angel conjured powerful magic to put their bodies into an eternal slumber, forever remaining in the form of a hatchling. Even though Mist and Angel are at times looked down on by the adult dragons for escaping their responsibility, they love one another very much, and never for one moment regretted their decision.