No and no.
The creature asked if the big game hunters were ignoring what he was saying because of his smell. (They weren't.)
Xykon assumed that if the creature eats a lot, he's able to swallow Redcloak whole.
S'a big if.If I can write a better Protean story with a few minutes effort than Rich can manage in 20 years, there is a problem with the Protean.