Harry was welcome to correct the man on the matter of what to call him. It had simply seemed polite to go with ‘Mr. Dresden’ when he didn’t know the man particularly well yet. At the very least, Harry’s judgement wasn’t off. While many mages could be described as such, he wasn’t among those ones, even if he was prone to being grumpy and uncomfortable with situations outside his control. Especially new ones that came out of nowhere, immediately on top of another unexpected situation like he’d been faced with just before arriving.
The question gets a light huff through his nose at that. “I’m not your lord, we’re probably not even from the same world, so no.” Even if he was, Harry hardly seemed the type to call someone that, at least based on his overall demeanor. “El-Melloi II would do… but I ask that you not shorten it further.” Otherwise, it was too heavy a name for him to carry, considering who it belonged to before him. He was a fake. A seat filler.
And in his opinion, it was his own fault that the position needed filling at all.
Maybe if he was here long enough, he’d give people his actual name, but it had been about 7 years of since he’d had to agree to taking the title and that would be a hard habit to break. Besides, sounding important made people mess with you less. Which was nice when he wasn’t particularly skilled enough to handle that on his own.
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The question gets a light huff through his nose at that. “I’m not your lord, we’re probably not even from the same world, so no.” Even if he was, Harry hardly seemed the type to call someone that, at least based on his overall demeanor. “El-Melloi II would do… but I ask that you not shorten it further.” Otherwise, it was too heavy a name for him to carry, considering who it belonged to before him. He was a fake. A seat filler.
And in his opinion, it was his own fault that the position needed filling at all.
Maybe if he was here long enough, he’d give people his actual name, but it had been about 7 years of since he’d had to agree to taking the title and that would be a hard habit to break. Besides, sounding important made people mess with you less. Which was nice when he wasn’t particularly skilled enough to handle that on his own.