We don't own them. [It isn't an intentional answer to her own question, but it might stand as one nonetheless.] As partners I'm responsible for protecting them and they are responsible for protecting me.

[This was a wave of staggering understanding that knocked her over in the middle of a blizzard. It's not what she usually thinks; often, she never knew what to think about the lines between monster and human, just that they were her personal curse. That there was a line between Raven and Others.]

Monsters aren't things. [You know that already.]