No. You must understand, the land we stepped onto. That is Elios. His land and the place he rises from. Essentially it's like walking on him.

[He sets his spoon down and holds his hand palm up. A cold storm of wind, ice, and snow whirls at the heart of his hand.] Anyway I'm talking about a snow storm.

[He doesn't answer the second question. His eyes look faintly haunted as he returns to eating. He picks at the soup taking it slowly.]

The birds are part of him as blood belongs to us. They appeared before according to other sources when he was corrupted with hate. He came thirsting for love and to fill the emptiness with it.

Even went so far as kidnapping.