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

Previously

…He had come home seeking peace, a respite from the endless battles. But in defending his home, he had rediscovered a different kind of strength, a strength born not of solitary power, but of shared courage. The weight of his past didn’t disappear, but it was joined by the warmth of a community that had reminded him what true honor meant. The Crimson Syndicate had descended, but they had underestimated the heart of this small town, and the hero who, after all, had never truly left.