A name is only a name. It can be changed as easily as one changes his clothes. I've been known only as Grantaire for years, so only Grantaire I remain.

[ If you were to ask him his first name right now, in his drunken state, he likely wouldn’t be able to recall it. It’s a good thing too, because he doesn’t have one. ]

But you, my friend, have been granted a wonderful name. It does not merely mean great but the greatest. You’re most likely correct when you say that it is unlikely that your parents had anything in mind at all when they chose it—

[ He isn’t making it any better, is he? He can fix it. ]

But men named Maximus do not go unnoticed throughout history. It's an impossible name to ignore.

[ Basically, he thinks your name is really cool, Max, and he smiles as he takes another swig from the bottle. ]

Wyver is my home, for the time being, but my home is wherever my friends should lead me.