Well, for the last three-hundred years or so. I don't want to take all of the credit for Mother Nature.

[ With a teasing smirk, he shakes his head. Dismisses her apology because he doesn't need one and she hasn't offended him. ]

I'm fine, it's alright. The shards sound like they might be real, along with the rest of the story. Standard fairytale lore usually has a grain of truth in it.