I wouldnt know if that in fact makes them automatically more intimate. The relationship shared between Corban and Ishtalle is not just master and weapon. It encapsulates most man-woman relationships. It is a motherly-son intimacy at the same time as being a love shared between master and student. Ishtalle is not just a weapon, but a living weapon. I for one am certainly more intimate with my wife than myself.... most days. Anyway, Crystalle, if you noticed the name change is in fact a full body transformation. All of her common factors have been doubled appropriately.