Grand Rock Junction has always been a strange town with women in charge and working regardless of their martial status, but another bully shows up to prove he's a man by hinting he will try to take over the town. His plans go awry when he fights the dragons. After the attack, no one is sure he will ever walk again and he doesn't want anyone taking care of him for the rest of his life. Using the knowledge of the Guardians, the doctor has hope he can make a full recovery, but many aren't sure how he will behave if that happens.