"It would certainly not come as a great surprise, if they had."

Not that he likes the idea, and between his expression and the tone of his voice his opinion on it is more than clear. He has enough, he suspects, to still outstrip most of the others present - or those he is immediately aware of - but nothing near what he should have. And no lifestream to draw on either, thus denying him one of the more reliable methods of boosting his already not-inconsiderable strength. But that is a concern he doesn't mean to bother Ardbert with.

"...Touching people."

There's an almost incredulous look on his face, at that. He is no stranger to the whims of gods - or those beings who are near enough to gods to make little difference - but the idea that these might require physical contact all but strains belief.