The ritual enhancement that Winter had undergone also accelerated his growth. In the about two months and a half after the rituals, the dragon's body grew to be nearly twice the size of a big horse, while Stormstrider and Bloodfyre were only as big as a small horse. With his dragon growing so much in just three months, Jon wondered how big his dragon would get to be in a few years and if he could even keep it around anymore, let alone feed it.