Forta's egg was laid shortly before Doran the Dragonlover convinced her mother to go into hibernation until the skies of Deltora were rid of the seven Ak-Baba. Her mother chose Blood Lily Island as her resting place, thinking that the sleep would not be long. However, she ended up sleeping for several centuries, and the Blood Lilies and Fleshbanes spread across the island without any Diamond dragons to graze on them. Forta was protected by her egg shell, but her mother was eaten alive in her sleep. Without a dragon's fire to hatch her egg, Forta went into a state of suspended animation.