Ha ha ha… it is true that there a swords who form strong attachment to their masters, which further informs their personality. Objects are the vessels of emotions, after all.

But I am an old man… and I have passed down many hands indeed. Even if I do possess fondness for those hands who used to hold me… it is my current master who I hold most loyalty to.

[a beat, followed by a soft laugh, warm and slightly rueful]

He is the reason I am here, after all.