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Dragon society was very different when Sconce was young, millennia ago. Dragon parents had complete ownership over their offspring and were allowed to do almost anything to them. Parents did not lose this right until they died, their children started families of their own, their children could best them in a fight or their children were kidnapped and they were too weak to recover them. Hatchling abduction was fairly common and treated as a property crime; that is, unpunished as long as the weaker party was robbed. A young dragon running away from home was punished as a thief, as they deprived their parents of their property.  
To be fair, other societies weren’t much better at the time.
 
Dragon law has since been amended and young dragons are no longer considered belongings. But this did not happen in time for Torch’s mother, Sconce, who was given to Torch’s paternal grandfather as a belated hatchday gift and immediately passed down to Torch’s father, who was similar in age.
 
Fun fact: Torch himself had a criminal record for running away from home while it was still illegal and since a Dragon Lord cannot pardon himself, his record wasn’t expunged until Ember pardoned him.

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QueenCold
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The Power of Love - Given to a publicly verified artist with an image under their artist’s tag that has reached 1000 upvotes
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The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@Prometheus labs CEO  
Not sure where you’re getting that number from. Starswirl was Celestia’s and Luna’s teacher and Torch was an adult in his day.
 
It wasn’t that long ago when most human societies were just as bad as this.
Scp-3125
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Wallet After Summer Sale -

Memetic eldritch horror
I’m surprised Celestia didn’t try exterminating their entire civilization back then, it certainly would have been ethically obligated
Background Pony #8311
What do you use to make these pictures? They’re so perfect they look like the show
Ardashir
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition

Young Sconce looks pretty good. I guess this is before the centuries of hardship turn her into a vindictive merciless old biddy.