The one who never left still a hero at home by sir Wallace T. Knight

Previously

…As the last embers of the celebration died down, and the town settled into a peaceful slumber, Sir Wallace T. Knight stood tall, a sentinel in his own homeland. The stars above still held their ancient magic, but his heart was firmly rooted in the soil beneath his feet. He was no longer just the hero who had left home; he was the hero who had returned, who had chosen to stay, and who would forever be the guardian of the peace he had helped to reclaim. The war was over, at least for now, and the quiet hum of contented life was the sweetest victory of all.