[He can't blame him. As a little boy, he'd hated that he couldn't leave. At first. Then he grew attached to the ayakashi.]

Demons, I believe, is the most accurate translation. Spirits I think would describe most better, we're not evil like stories say. Not all of us. [He bows his head a little.]

For the sake of ease, like this I am Nue. Otherwise I am Aoi.