Aft□rthe□□□tof□at□le□ad□et□l□□,Ald□riaeme□ged□ictoriousthankstoMa□cus's□erois□.Theking□omrejoice□□□th□str□et□,ce□□bratingthe□rchamp□on□nd□avior.Atthev□cto□yfeast,□arcuswash□i□e□asatr□e□ero,hisnameforeveretchedintheann□l□ofhistory.B□t□m□dsttherevelry,Marcusremai□ed□umb□e□know□ngthat□isgreatestre□ardw□st□eknow□edg□that□ehadprotectedhish□m□landanditsp□opl□. □fterthedus□ofb□t□lehadsett□ed,Al□oriaeme□□edvic□oriousthan□stoMarcus'□heroism.T□ekingdom□ejoice□inthes□reets□c□lebrating□h□irc□am□ionandsavior□Att□□victoryfeast,Marc□sw□shail□dasatru□hero□his□am□fo□eve□etche□inthe□nnalsofhistor□.Buta□i□st□he□evelry,Marcusremaine□□umble□knowin□thathi□grea□es□re□ardwastheknowledget□atheh□□□rotecte□h□shomelandanditspeo□le. Afterthedustofbat□□ehadsett□ed,Aldo□iaemergedvictoriousth□n□stoMarcus'sheroism.Theki□gdomrejoicedi□th□streets,cele□□ati□gtheir□h□mpi□nandsavi□r.Atthevictoryfeast,Marcusw□sh□il□dasatrue□ero,hisna□eforev□re□chedi□theann□ls□fh□□tory.B□tam□dst□□erevelry,Mar□usremai□edhumbl□,kno□ing□□at□isgreate□trewardw□sthekn□wledgethathehad□rotectedhishomel□ndanditspeople.