That's good! Though the kitten would still prefer not being eaten.

"Safe. In that no one is likely going to try and kill you, yes, I suppose so." He will help her steady as long as she needs it. He also sneezes. "You can call me Alec, if you'd like."

From what he knows about her world - and it's been a very long time since he's poked about there - it seemed like one of those worlds where giving your real name wasn't a good thing. You gave names that you wished to be called, even if they weren't the real ones.