□fterthe□u□tofbattlehadsettled□Aldor□□emerged□ictoriousthan□s□oMarcus□sher□ism□Theki□g□omrejoi□ed□nth□stre□ts□celebr□tingtheirch□mpio□andsavior.□tthev□□to□y□e□s□,□ar□uswas□□□ledasa□rueh□ro,his□ameforevere□chedint□eannalso□hi□tory□B□tam□dstther□vel□y,Marcusrem□inedhumble,kno□□□gthat□i□greatestr□wardwa□thekno□ledg□thatheha□protec□edhishome□an□anditspeop□e.<□p><□>After□hedus□ofb□□tleh□d□ettled,Aldoriaemerg□dvic□or□□usthan□□toMarcus'sher□ism.□hek□ngdo□rejo□cedin□h□□treets,celeb□ati□g□heirchampio□andsavi□r.Atthevictor□□east,□a□cuswashai□edas□t□ueh□ro,□is□amefor□ve□etchedinthean□alsof□□story.Butamidsttherevelr□,M□rc□srem□ine□humble□□□owingt□athisgre□testrewa□□w□sthek□ow□edg□that□ehadpro□ect□dhisho□□landa□d□tspeople.□>□p>Aft□rt□edustofbattlehadse□tle□,Aldo□iaemergedvictoriousthankstoMarcus'sheroism.Theki□gd□mrejoicedinthestre□□□,celebratingtheirchampiona□dsavior.Atthevic□o□yfea□t□Marcusw□s□ailed□satruehe□o,hisn□meforeve□etc□edinth□□nnal□of□istory.Bu□amid□tthereve□□y,□arcusremain□dhu□bl□,knowingthathisgreatestrewardwastheknowledg□thath□hadprotecte□hishomel□ndanditspeop□e.□> A□tert□edusto□□attlehadsett□e□,□ldor□aem□rgedvictoriousthan□stoMa□□us'she□□i□m.Thekingdomrejoicedin□he□tr□ets□cele□ratingtheirc□ampionandsa□ior.At□hevictoryfeast,Marcuswasha□leda□a□ruehe□o□□isnameforeveretchedintheanna□□ofhi□to□y.□utamids□therevelry□Marcusrem□inedhumb□e,kno□ingthathisgreatestre□ardwastheknowledgethat□ehadprotecte□hish□melan□and□tspe□□le. Afte□□h□□ustofbattl□had□e□□le□,Ald□ria□merge□□i□t□r□ou□thankstoM□rcu□'sh□rois□.□h□ki□gd□mr□joicedin□hestreets,□□lebrat□ngthe□□c□amp□ona□dsavior□□tthev□ctoryfe□st□Marcu□washaileda□at□□e□ero,hisnamef□□everetchedinthe□nn□□s□fhistory.Butamid□tthere□□lry,Marcusremainedhum□□e□k□owi□gthathisgreatestrewa□d□a□theknowledgethathehadpr□tect□dhishom□landanditspeople.