[He blinks for a moment, before he thinks. It is an interesting question, as it makes him think about what it means for him as a sword.]

It's only natural to call ourselves comrades. We do fight on the same side.

[That's just facts, at least for this Ichimonji Norimune and Hizen Tadahiro. If they get summoned on opposing sides, they wouldn't use that term.]

But I never thought about it. It feels like a rather intimate term to use.

[As far as terms go, it's a rather emotional one. And Norimune knows very well how swords always grapple with "emotions".]