A plaque? For me? Then someone loves me! I start sniffling. But it is all because of the dust bunnies, I swear! Or I am not sober yet. From the way I feel it does not look like I will ever be.

I get up, wipe my nose on my sleeve and bow to Amalasuntha, holding my plaque to my breast. "Thank you, dear lady. I am most grateful to you. I will treasure this forever. And of course you will be able to count on me every time you need to get rid of a giant or a dragon! Speaking of which, have you checked if my giant is still outside? You never know... since everybody is reborn and all, he may have just got up and walked away. Or maybe I did not hit him hard enough the first time... No! Of course this is impossible! You see, dear lady, I know all about weak spots in giants, and..."

She obviously has so much to do, because she disappears into the kitchen... I start gazing at my plaque again, sighing with a silly smile.