He sort of opens his mouth and nods, like he's about to say something, but he stops and frowns instead.

"Um. I mean. Humans do have a similar sort of set-up, in some cultures, uh. Usually it's more like- air, water and earth, sure, but fire and metal, not void and light. And they're not gods, they're just. Elements. Symbolic, I suppose. My-- my culture really only uses the four, air, water, fire and earth."