I don't know where the OP is from, but I have found that it's not uncommon for non-native English speakers to refer to inanimate objects as "he" instead of "it"

I don't know where the OP is from, but I have found that it's not uncommon for non-native English speakers to refer to inanimate objects as "he" instead of "it", so it's possible that the OP is not attempting to convey human qualities to Mistral.