Ged doesn’t even accept the Dragon’s offer of help against the shadow, knowing that the personal journey he’s on isn’t one that can be so easily completed. Ged shows himself to be resistant to flattery, to corruption, and to taking the easy way out. As Ged uses the Dragon’s true name against him, it becomes clearer than ever that Ged at last understands how to use his training for good. Ged protects the people of Low Torning—and indeed the rest of the archipelago—without letting his pride, his desire for knowledge and power, or his secret need for glory get in the way. Ged conquers the Dragons of Pendor without sacrificing any of himself in the process.