"You know," Shalgarth said aloud, and very loudly, "I've been to all four corners of this great wide world, and, well, you're really very large."
He went on, "You know, ants are very small. Squirrels aren't quite as small, but they're smaller than you. Of course, trees are large, but you know that."

That got me. That was a pathetic effort to make her feel better. As if being next to a giant was not enough reminder. Lol.
I love the way you weaved your story. It seemed i was under a spell and i read it on to the end without a pause. Poor guy, such severe punishment all because of his quest for the evening meal. You should have had a little mercy on him but then the story won't have been the same.
Good job @improv and congrats on the curie upvote too.