Hatchling by Emily Holland

‘Hatchling’ by Emily Holland (find her on Tumblr)

Sarenya seized the first hatchling at the base of the neck with one hand and around the hind legs, just above the cruelly sharp claws, with the other. The infant wherry screeched and struggled, flailing hopelessly with its short front limbs and making wild, futile lunges with its beak (Chapter two, Dragonchoice 3)

Ugly-cute, or just ugly? (Or just cute; whatever works for you). Baby wherries don’t quite have the same adorable appeal as dragonets or fire-lizards…