"No need to apologize. Belvina's eldest also picked up the habit for a year or so, though Herbert and Belvina were less tolerant of it than Yvonne was." That had been stomped out rather quickly, although his niece had continued to tease him with the name in private.
"Mayhap. Have you any ideas? You appear to far more familiar with nicknaming conventions than I myself, and therefore I defer to your expertise in the manner." Caractacus gave a small sitting mock-bow in Andromeda's direction.
"I agree; it is not enough to be the best. There is always more to be done, more to discover, master, and bring to heel. Those who rest on their laurels will find themselves constantly under siege by change."