□p>Af□□rt□edustofbattleha□sett□ed,Al□oria□merg□dvictoriou□tha□kst□Marcus'sh□ro□s□.□□e□in□□o□rejoicedinthe□t□ee□s,c□le□r□□ingtheirchampio□a□□s□v□or.Atth□victoryfeast,Marc□swashailedasatrueher□,□i□n□mefore□er□t□hedinthea□n□lsofh□story□Butamidstthe□□v□lry,Marcusremainedhumb□e,knowingt□ath□s□reates□rewa□dwasthek□owledgethathehadprotectedh□sh□m□l□nd□ndit□□eop□□.<□p> Aft□rthedustofb□ttlehadsettle□,Ald□riae□e□gedvictoriousthankst□Mar□us's□eroism.Thekingdomrejoicedin□hestreet□,cel□bratingtheircham□ionan□sav□o□.Atthevi□t□ry□east,Mar□usw□shaile□asatrueher□,hisnameforev□retchedinthea□□als□f□ist□□y.B□tamidstth□r□vel□y,□a□cusr□mainedhumbl□,knowi□gtha□hisgreatestr□wardwas□heknowled□ethat□ehad□□otectedhishomelandanditspeop□e.<□p> Af□□rthedust□fba□tleha□se□tl□d□Al□□ri□emerge□vic□oriousthanksto□arcus'shero□sm.□hekingdomrejoi□edinthes□reet□,cel□b□atingtheirch□mpionan□savi□r.Atthevictoryfea□t,Marcuswashail□dasatrue□ero,hisn□me□o□ev□retched□nt□eannals□fhist□ry.Butamid□tt□ere□e□ry,□□rcus□em□inedh□mble□know□ngtha□h□sgreates□rewardwasthekno□ledg□thathehadpr□tectedhishomela□danditspeopl□. □fter□he□us□□fb□ttle□a□settl□d,A□dor□aemerge□vict□riousthank□toMarcus'she□o□sm.Th□king□omrejoicedinthestreets,celebratin□the□rchampi□nandsa□i□r.□tt□evi□to□yfe□st,Marc□swasha□□□dasatruehero,□isna□ef□□evere□chedinth□anna□so□h□story.Butam□□sttherevelry,Marcusre□ainedhumble,knowingthathi□greatestre□□rd□astheknowledge□hatheh□□prote□tedh□□homelandandits□□ople.<□p> Afte□thedustofb□□tl□hadsettled,Al□oriaemergedvict□riou□thankstoMa□c□s's□eroism.Theki□□□omrejoicedinth□s□reets,ce□e□ratingth□□rchampi□nandsavior.Atth□vict□ryfeast,□arcuswas□ailed□sat□uehe□o,hisnameforeve□etche□intheanna□so□hi□t□□y.Butamidstt□erev□lry,Marcusrema□nedhumble,kno□□ng□□□thisgreatestrewa□dwas□heknowledg□t□□thehadpr□tectedhishomel□ndandi□speop□□.