--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I had worried that he might think of me…" description: "\"“I had worried that he might think of me differently, once he learned about my new powers. That the thought of being accidentally roasted alive if I go..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/eilis-o-neal-15415_quote_i-had-worried-that-he-might-think-of-me_656241.jpg" --- # I had worried that he might think of me differently, once… ![“I had worried that he might think of me differently, once he learned about my new powers. That the thought of being accidentally roasted alive if I got angry with him might send him running back to the palace. I shouldn’t have bothered. Kiernan’s tongue was poking between his lips. I had seen that…” quote by Eilis O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/eilis-o-neal-15415_quote_i-had-worried-that-he-might-think-of-me_656241.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/eilis-o-neal-15415_quote_i-had-worried-that-he-might-think-of-me_656241.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/eilis-o-neal-15415_quote_i-had-worried-that-he-might-think-of-me_656241.jpg) > ““I had worried that he might think of me differently, once he learned about my new powers. That the thought of being accidentally roasted alive if I got angry with him might send him running back to the palace. I shouldn’t have bothered. Kiernan’s tongue was poking between his lips. I had seen that look a hundred times, usually just before a stunt that would have him, or both of us, in trouble. “Magic,” he murmured. “You, a wizard. 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