[It probably doesn't get much easier to take as Anders reaches up to scratch the kitten behind the ears, cooing as he addresses the cat.]

He has the softest fur, don't you, Ser Pounce-a-lot? Yes you do! You're such a clean kitty too!

[He doesn't seem the least bit embarrassed either as he glances back at the boy, still smiling and rubbing Ser Pounce-a-lot's ears.]

I suppose changing Toothless' name would be like changing Ser Pounce-a-lot's or mine. And I can think of worse things for a dragon to be called, as well. Toothless isn't so bad. I'm Anders, by the way. And you are?