Hunter remembered the one lesson he had had hammered into him throughout his life; even if you know the person you are speaking to you is superior in every way, do not show fear. Perhaps your confidence may throw them off balance and allow you to gain the upper hand. He figured the same applied to verbal confrontation as it did to physical confrontations.
"Yes, that is my name sir."
Polite yet assertive. Hopefully a safe tone to adopt.
