Hermi blinked again, experiencing a momentary mental lapse. Had Cassian not voiced it out loud, she wouldn't have even realized the discrepancy.
She had always addressed the people around the fortress by their formal titles. Marco had always been 'Commander', the same went for Otho, and the Healer was simply the 'Healer'. Only Enzo had been 'Enzo' from her very first day at the fortress. It had come to her so naturally that the thought of formalizing it had never even crossed her mind.
Steadily, Hermi replied, "Well, I call the servants by their names all the time. The same goes for Enzo."
Cassian remained as stubborn as ever. "The servants are merely a collection of names. They have nothing else to their credit. But a Castellan? That is a title of weight, my dear. It is only fitting— No! It is essential that you address him with the formality his position demands."
