Yes. Unlike our chance meeting, she intentionally called and bound me to serve her. As a man; Retsu. As her weapon; Metsu. Names are frighteningly powerful things, after all.

[He continues to stroke her hair, more to reassure her that he is there.]

I served her in her battles against the rising tide of youma, and, as her, well, the popular term of the day was "Boy Friday" from the westerners, among other such duties...