Ged is feeling defeated, hopeless, and useless. He fears he’ll never be able to best the shadow and will spend his life fleeing from it. Ogion, however, has faith in Ged’s ability to best the shadow. More than that, Ogion knows that all Ged needs to do is reframe how he thinks of the shadow—by seeing the shadow as something he pursues rather than the thing which purses him, Ged will be able to find the confidence and strength to outwit it. Things are far from over, Ogion knows, and all is definitely not lost yet.