I had been told I was wasting time and money on my 'crazy' theory.
BUT after years of research, surveillance and trap setting, I had finally done it.
And honestly I didn't even care about proving anyone wrong by presenting definitive proof of what I'd suspected for years.
This was my personal triumph.
Finally able to confront my almost decade long adversary, I asked, "Why MY socks?"
The dragon admitted, "I had to hoard SOMETHING."