The characters belong to Eoin Colfer.
Hero of Haven
In recognition of the services rendered in helping to recapture the fairy world's most wanted criminal, the 'Hero of Haven' medal was inscribed with 'A. Fowl' in both English and Gnommish,. The first time such an honour had ever been bestowed on a human.
The acceptance speech had been both humble and gracious, drawing murmurs of surprised approbation from the assembled People in the Council Chamber.
"I really don't deserve this, it was a pure fluke that I had inside information."
Artemis, in the front row, felt almost redundant as he watched Chairman Cahartez pin the medal on his mother.
Author's note: The previous chapter referred to the Large Hadron Collider experiment at CERN, apologies for making it too obscure.
