I would switch to video and shift, but I am in the middle of something and would rather finish it first.

To answer your questions, however: Yes, a dragon. No. Roughly the same size as Shiro's beast form. 'Tis as though Astoria feared we wouldn't fit in her little guest rooms.

[And considering she's seen high dragons in the scaly flesh and now has seen how big the Black Lion is... Yeah, understandable.]