It was stated that when the dragon looked Eragon in the eye, he "knew that the creature was no mere apparition but a conscious being bound and sustained by magic." The snout of this dragon touched Eragon on his gedwëy ignasia and heat seemed to consume his insides and he was overcome by pain, forcing him to retreat deep within himself and eventually pass out. When he awoke, he found that all of his past injuries had been healed and he had gained the transformation to a more elf-like form and set of abilities that normally occurs to Dragon Riders over a great period of time.