[Their true bonding point, being terribad at magic...

But Sousei's definitely not unaware of how bad Haru sounds right now, but... he keeps on striding through the snow, hand lightly resting on the hilt of his sword in his wariness.]

They are. One doesn't have to be human to be a person--just as being a human does not guarantee you are a person and not a monster.

[He has seen humans who are monsters more than any youkai ever were. The swords, on the other hand? Entirely people in all ways.]