The big jagged letter was clearly the same as the start of his last name, and the one that came after that.
He ran his fingers over the letters in his name, working it all out in his head before he dared to speak. Maybe the line with the dot was what made the shift in that word different? He didn't know and he was sure he was going to be punished if he didn't try soon.
"Mai-ster?" he started, but as soon as he heard the word fall past his lips he knew it was wrong, correcting himself immediately. "Master?" He looked hopefully up at Carrick.