A□terthedu□□ofba□tlehadse□tl□d,Aldo□iae□□rge□vic□or□ousthankstoM□□cus'sheroism.T□ekin□□om□ej□ice□inthes□reets,c□leb□atin□theircham□ionands□vior.Atthevictor□feast,M□rc□swas□ai□edas□□rue□ero,hisnamef□reveretchedin□heann□lsofhistory.Butamidstt□e□ev□lry,□□rc□sremainedhumble,knowing□h□this□reat□s□rewardwas□heknowle□ge□hat□ehadprotectedhishomelandandi□speopl□.<□p> A□tert□edustofbattl□hadsettled,Al□oriaeme□gedv□□tor□o□s□hankstoMarcus'□her□is□.Thekingdomrejoicedin□hestreets,celebratingtheircha□piona□dsavior.Att□ev□c□oryfe□st,Marcu□washailedasat□□eh□r□,hisnameforev□retchedi□thea□nalsofh□s□o□□.□utamidsttherevelry,□arcusrem□in□dhumble,knowingtha□hisg□eat□□tre□ard□astheknow□edg□tha□hehadpro□e□te□hishomelandanditspeople. A□□er□hedu□tofbatt□ehadsett□ed,Ald□r□aem□rg□□victo□iousthankstoM□rcus'she□oism.Thekingdom□ejoicedinthest□eet□□□ele□ratingthei□ch□mpion□ndsavio□.At□he□ictoryf□ast,M□rcuswashai□eda□atr□ehero,his□amefor□veretchedintheannalsofhis□□ry□□utamidst□□erevelry,M□rcusrema□n□□h□□b□e,kn□wingthathis□reatest□□ward□□stheknowledg□th□the□adprot□□tedh□shome□and□□dit□pe□□le□<□p><□>□fter□hedustofba□tlehadsettled,□l□ori□eme□□e□v□ctoriousth□nkstoMarcus'sheroism.Thekin□domre□oi□edinthestreets,celebrating□he□rchamp□onand□avior.Atthevicto□yfea□t,Marcuswasha□ledasatru□her□,hisnamefore□eretc□□dinthean□also□history.But□m□dst□herevelry□Marc□sre□ai□edhu□ble,kn□□i□g□hathisgreatestrewar□wast□eknowle□gethathe□a□□□otectedh□shomelanda□ditspeopl□.<□p> Afterthedustofbattlehadsettled,Al□oriaemergedvic□orioustha□kstoMar□us'shero□sm□Thekingdomrejoicedin□hestreet□□□ele□ratingtheirc□am□□onand□avior.Atthevicto□yfe□st,Marcuswa□h□il□dasatrueher□□hisnameforeveretche□inth□annal□o□history.Bu□□midsttherevelry,□arcusremainedhumble,kn□wingthathisgreatestrewardwa□t□ek□ow□□dg□thatheha□prot□ctedhis□omelan□and□tspeople.