Jake becomes obsessed with his appearance when he starts going through his first ten-year dragon molting cycle, causing him to adopt a temporarily grotesque appearance. He must overcome his fear of showing his face to Rose in order to help her thwart the newly-revealed plot of the Huntsman. Jake eventually reveals his hideous appearance to Rose and she accepts him, as she doesn't care what he looks like. After a fight with the Huntsman, Jake uses his newly shed skin to trick the Huntsman into thinking Rose is giving him Jake's pelt so her position as a spy is further secured.
