I certainly hope so, but not to the point of holding my breath waiting for it.

[He's pretty resigned, now.]

It's mostly a state of mind, you know. If you think you can be, you will be. Trust me, I've known very intimidating ladies about this high- [He holds his hand about shoulder height on him-] and far more physically imposing people I'd find it hard to ever be afraid of.

[He holds a hand up in front of him, the same faint green glow blinking into existence around his fingers. For a moment, he lets it play across his hand, before closing his fingers around it, lips curling up in a smile that isn't entirely happy.]

Magic. It's not the easiest to use purely by willing things to happen, but there's little effort in just changing the colour of something.