The Strongest Shield in the World Wants a Nap

Bram Ostell was the world's strongest defender. Then he retired, bought a bath-house at a crossroads, and learned the actual joy of a quiet afternoon. There's just one problem: his class, Bulwark Absolute, won't let anything threatening within a mile of him, and the world keeps sending interesting visitors. A party that wants him to join. A guild clerk with a summons. A neighbor with a louder tavern and no sense. A courier named Poppy who is slowly discovering Bram is exactly who the stories say. And beneath the bath-house springs, a small, lonely dungeon core keeps leaving gifts on his doormat. The kingdom intends to mine that core for parts. Bram intends to have a nap and a hot towel. The kingdom is about to find out which of them is stronger.